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  2. Femoral artery - Wikipedia

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    At its origin, it gives off the medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries, and during its course it gives off three perforating arteries. [14] Superficial femoral artery. The descending genicular artery is a small branch that arises from the femoral artery near its termination within the adductor canal. It assists in supplying the knee joint.

  3. Arterial tree - Wikipedia

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    Medial femoral circumflex artery. ascending branch; descending branch superficial branch; deep branch; acetabular branch; Perforating arteries. first perforating artery;

  4. Femoral vessel - Wikipedia

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    Femoral artery (also known in this location as the common femoral artery) and; Femoral vein; Lymphatic vessels found in the thigh aren’t usually included in this collective noun. As the blood vessels pass along the thigh, they branch, with their main branches remaining closely associated, where they are still referred to collectively as ...

  5. External iliac artery - Wikipedia

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    It passes down along the brim of the pelvis and gives off two large branches - the "inferior epigastric artery" and a "deep circumflex artery." These vessels supply blood to the muscles and skin in the lower abdominal wall. The external iliac artery passes beneath the inguinal ligament in the lower part of the abdomen and becomes the femoral ...

  6. Saphenous opening - Wikipedia

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    Just inferolateral to the pubic tubercle the fascia extends downwards forming an arched (falciform) margin of the lateral boundary of the opening. It is covered by a thin perforated part of the superficial fascia called the fascia cribrosa which is pierced by the great saphenous vein, the 3 superficial branches of the femoral artery (except superficial circumflex iliac artery, which pierces ...

  7. New procedure at Erie hospital offers hope for those with ...

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    It was high enough to put him at an increased risk for stroke and heart attack. ... and into Davis' right femoral artery. Becker guided the catheter into Davis' renal artery through the patient's ...

  8. List of arteries of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The axillary artery; The brachial artery; The radial artery; The ulnar artery; The arteries of the trunk The descending aorta. The thoracic aorta; The abdominal aorta; The common iliac arteries The hypogastric artery; The external iliac artery; The arteries of the lower extremity The femoral artery; The popliteal artery; The anterior tibial artery

  9. Medial circumflex femoral artery - Wikipedia

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    The medial femoral circumflex artery (with its branches) supplies arterial blood to several muscles, including: the adductor muscles of the hip, gracilis muscle, [1] [3] pectineus muscle, [3] and external obturator muscle. [1] It delivers most of the arterial supply to the femoral head and femoral neck via branches - the posterior retinacular ...