Medial superior genicular artery
| Medial superior genicular artery | |
|---|---|
 The femoral artery. (Medial sup. genicular labeled at bottom right.) | |
 Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Medial superior genicular labeled at upper right, fourth from top.) | |
| Details | |
| Branches | Branch to vastus medialis, branch to surface of the femur and the knee-joint |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria superior medialis genus |
| TA98 | A12.2.16.035 |
| TA2 | 4701 |
| FMA | 22584 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The medial superior genicular artery is a branch of the
gastrocnemius
.
It divides into two branches, one of which supplies the
medial inferior genicular arteries; the other ramifies close to the surface of the femur, supplying it and the knee-joint, and anastomosing with the lateral superior genicular artery
.
The medial superior genicular artery is frequently of small size, a condition which is associated with an increase in the size of the highest genicular.
See also
- Patellar anastomosis
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 633 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Healthline Editorial Team. "Medial superior genicular artery". Yahoo! Health. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
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