Plantar arch

Plantar arch

Infobox Artery
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = arcus plantaris profundus
GraySubject = 162
GrayPage = 639


Caption = The plantar arteries. Deep view.


Caption2 =
BranchFrom = lateral plantar artery, deep plantar artery
BranchTo = plantar metatarsal arteries
Vein = plantar venous arch
Supplies =
MeshName =
MeshNumber =
DorlandsPre = a_58
DorlandsSuf = 12150710

The plantar arch is formed from:
* deep plantar artery, from the dorsalis pedis - aka dorsal artery of the foot
* lateral plantar artery

The plantar arch supplies the underside, or sole, of the foot.

The plantar arch runs from the 5th metatarsal and extends medially to the 1st metatarsal (of the big toe).

The arch is formed when the lateral plantar artery turns medially to the interval between the bases of the first and second metatarsal bones, where it unites with the deep plantar branch of the dorsalis pedis artery, thus completing the plantar arch (or deep plantar arch).

External links

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* http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_17/17-3.HTM


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