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The femoral artery is a large artery in the thigh and the main arterial supply to the thigh and leg. The femoral artery gives off the deep femoral artery and descends along the anteromedial part of the thigh in the femoral triangle .
The aorta (/ eɪ ˈ ɔːr t ə / ay-OR-tə; pl.: aortas or aortae) is the main and largest artery in the human body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart, branching upwards immediately after, and extending down to the abdomen, where it splits at the aortic bifurcation into two smaller arteries (the common iliac arteries).
urethral artery; artery of bulb of penis in males / artery of bulb of vestibule in females; dorsal artery of penis in males / dorsal artery of clitoris in females; deep artery of penis in males / deep artery of clitoris in females; inferior gluteal artery. Accompanying artery of ischiadic nerve; Uterine artery (females) / deferential artery (males)
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): A bypass surgery improves blood flow to your heart by taking another blood vessel from somewhere else in your body and using it to create a new passage for ...
Five genicular arteries branch from the popliteal artery to form a network around the knee, the genicular anastomosis. The anastomosis provides collateral circulation in the event of damage to the region. [1] Inferior or distal to the origin of the descending genicular artery are two superior genicular arteries: Medial superior genicular artery
The lateral circumflex femoral artery (also known as the lateral femoral circumflex artery or the external circumflex artery [1]) is an artery in the upper thigh. [citation needed] It is usually a branch of the profunda femoris artery, and produces three branches. It is mostly distributed to the muscles of the lateral thigh, supplying arterial ...
The nerve of the anterior compartment of thigh is the femoral nerve. [2] Innervation for the quadriceps muscles come from the posterior division of the femoral nerve, while the anterior division (which contains cutaneous as well as muscular components) gives a lateral and a medial branch, the second being responsible for the innervation of the sartorius muscle. [4]
Woman having a pain in the heart area. Non-cardiac reasons for chest pain on the left side The skin, nerves, muscles, bones, tendons, soft tissue, and cartilage all share real estate on the left side.