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| Artery: Femoral artery | |
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| Structures passing behind the inguinal ligament. (Femoral artery labeled at upper right.) | |
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| Femoral artery and its major branches - right thigh, anterior view. | |
| Latin | arteria femoralis |
| Gray's | subject #157 623 |
| Supplies | anterior compartment of thigh |
| Source | external iliac artery |
| Branches | Superficial epigastric artery Superficial iliac circumflex Superficial external pudendal Deep external pudendal Deep femoral artery |
| Vein | femoral vein |
| MeSH | Femoral+Artery |
The femoral artery is a large artery in the muscles of the thigh.
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Clinical significance
The femoral artery pulse can be palpated at the femoral triangle.
Superficial femoral artery
- See also: femoral vein
Some radiologists, vascular surgeons and other specialist physicians refer to the femoral artery as the "superficial femoral artery" after the profunda femoris artery branch point to differentiate the femoral artery segments before and after the branch point. This term, historically, has not been used by anatomists, and has fallen out of favour with most physicians because it has led to considerable confusion with its accompanying vein, the femoral vein, which if called "superficial femoral vein" might incorrectly be assumed to be a superficial vein, as opposed to a deep vein.
Additional images
 Structures surrounding right hip-joint. |
 Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. |
 Femoral sheath laid open to show its three compartments. |
 The left femoral triangle. |
 The femoral artery. |
 The spermatic cord in the inguinal canal. |
 Front of right thigh, showing surface markings for bones, femoral artery and femoral nerve. |
External links
- SUNY Labs 12:05-0101
- Cross section at UV pelvis/pelvis-e12-15
- Image at umich.edu - pulse
- Diagram at MSU
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