medial plantar artery
Information about medial plantar artery
| Artery: | |
|---|---|
| The plantar arteries. Deep view. (Medial plantar artery visible at upper right.) | |
| The plantar arteries. Superficial view. (Medial plantar artery visible at center left.) | |
| Latin | a. plantaris medialis |
| subject #162 639 | |
| Supplies | sole |
| Source | posterior tibial artery |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_61/12155514 |
It is at first situated above the Abductor hallucis, and then between it and the Flexor digitorum brevis, both of which it supplies.
At the base of the first metatarsal bone, where it is much diminished in size, it passes along the medial border of the first toe, anastomosing with the first dorsal metatarsal artery.
Small superficial digital branches accompany the digital branches of the medial plantar nerve and join the plantar metatarsal arteries of the first three spaces.
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Coronal section through right talocrural and talocalcaneal joints. |
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
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Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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The sole is the bottom of the human foot. Anatomically, the sole of the foot is referred to as the plantar aspect. The equivalent surface in ungulates is the hoof.
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Description
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The posterior tibial artery of the lower limb carries blood to the posterior compartment of the leg and plantar surface of the foot, from the popliteal artery. It is accompanied by a deep vein, the posterior tibial vein, along its course.
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The foot is a biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made up of one or more segments or bones, generally including claws or nails.
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The Abductor hallucis lies along the medial border of the foot and covers the origins of the plantar vessels and nerves.
It arises from the medial process of the tuberosity of the calcaneus, from the laciniate ligament, from the plantar aponeurosis, and from the
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It arises from the medial process of the tuberosity of the calcaneus, from the laciniate ligament, from the plantar aponeurosis, and from the
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The Flexor digitorum brevis lies in the middle of the sole of the foot, immediately above the central part of the plantar aponeurosis, with which it is firmly united.
Its deep surface is separated from the lateral plantar vessels and nerves by a thin layer of fascia.
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Its deep surface is separated from the lateral plantar vessels and nerves by a thin layer of fascia.
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The metatarsus consists of the five long bones of the foot, which are numbered from the medial side (ossa metatarsalia I.-V.); each presents for examination a body and two extremities. These are analogous to the metacarpals of the hand.
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Dorsal metatarsal artery can refer to:
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- the first dorsal metatarsal artery
- the second, third, and fourth dorsal metatarsal arteries, which branch off the arcuate artery of the foot
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The medial plantar nerve (internal plantar nerve), the larger of the two terminal divisions of the tibial nerve, accompanies the medial plantar artery.
From its origin under the laciniate ligament it passes under cover of the Abductor hallucis, and, appearing between
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From its origin under the laciniate ligament it passes under cover of the Abductor hallucis, and, appearing between
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Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (or Gray's Anatomy as it has commonly been shortened) is an English-language human anatomy textbook widely regarded as a classic work on the subject.
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Arteries are muscular blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.[1] All arteries, with the exception of the pulmonary and umbilical arteries, carry oxygenated blood.
The circulatory system is extremely important for sustaining life.
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The circulatory system is extremely important for sustaining life.
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In common usage, a human leg is the lower limb of the body, extending from the hip to the ankle, and including the thigh, the knee, and the cnemis.[1] The largest bone in the human body, the femur, is in the leg.
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The external iliac artery is a large artery in the pelvic region that carries blood to the lower limb.
The external iliac artery is a paired artery, meaning there is one on each side of the body: a right external iliac artery and left external iliac artery.
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The external iliac artery is a paired artery, meaning there is one on each side of the body: a right external iliac artery and left external iliac artery.
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The femoral artery is a large artery in the muscles of the thigh.
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Structure
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The superficial epigastric artery arises from the front of the femoral artery about 1 cm below the inguinal ligament, and, passing through the femoral sheath and the fascia cribrosa, turns upward in front of the inguinal ligament, and ascends between the two layers of the
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The superficial iliac circumflex artery (or superficial circumflex iliac), the smallest of the cutaneous branches of the femoral artery, arises close to the superficial epigastric artery, and, piercing the fascia lata, runs lateralward, parallel with the inguinal ligament,
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The superficial external pudendal artery (superficial external pudic artery) arises from the medial side of the femoral artery, close to the superficial epigastric artery and superficial iliac circumflex artery.
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The deep external pudendal artery (deep external pudic artery), more deeply seated than the superficial external pudendal artery, passes medialward across the Pectineus and the Adductor longus muscles; it is covered by the fascia lata, which it pierces at the medial side of
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The profunda femoris artery (also known as the deep femoral artery, or the deep artery of the thigh) is a branch of the femoral artery that, as its name suggests, travels more deeply (posteriorly) than the rest of the femoral artery.
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The lateral circumflex femoral artery (lateral femoral circumflex artery, external circumflex artery) is an artery in the upper thigh.
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Structure
The lateral femoral circumflex artery arises from the lateral side of the profunda femoris artery, passes..... Click the link for more information.
The medial circumflex femoral artery (internal circumflex artery, medial femoral circumflex artery) is an artery in the upper thigh that helps supply blood to the neck of the femur.
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The perforating arteries, usually three in number, are so named because they perforate the tendon of the Adductor magnus to reach the back of the thigh.
They pass backward close to the linea aspera of the femur under cover of small tendinous arches in the muscle.
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They pass backward close to the linea aspera of the femur under cover of small tendinous arches in the muscle.
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The descending genicular artery (highest genicular artery) arises from the femoral just before it passes through the opening in the tendon of the Adductor magnus, and immediately divides into a saphenous and a musculo-articular branch.
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In human anatomy, the popliteal artery is defined as the extension of the femoral artery after passing through the adductor canal and adductor hiatus above the knee. The termination of the popliteal artery is its bifurcation into the anterior tibial artery and posterior tibial
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The anterior tibial artery of the lower limb carries blood to the anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the foot, from the popliteal artery.
It is accompanied by a deep vein, the anterior tibial vein, along its course.
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It is accompanied by a deep vein, the anterior tibial vein, along its course.
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The sural arteries (inferior muscular arteries) are two large branches, which are distributed to the Gastrocnemius, Soleus, and Plantaris.
They arise from the popliteal artery opposite the knee-joint.
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They arise from the popliteal artery opposite the knee-joint.
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The superior genicular arteries (superior articular arteries), two in number, arise one on either side of the popliteal, and wind around the femur immediately above its condyles to the front of the knee-joint.
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