The profunda femoral atery branches off the femoral
artery below which ligament in order to supply blood to the
thigh?
What vessels supply blood to the knee?
What vessels supply blood to the soles of the feet?
#Inguinal ligament.
Profunda femoris artery is large and important branch of femoral artery which arises from lateral side. It appears 1.5 inch below inguinal ligament.
#Blood supply to knee (arterial supply)
1. Femoral artery - descending genicular, descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral.
2. Popliteal artery - superior medial genicular, inferior medial genicular, middle genicular, superior lateral genicular, inferior lateral genicular
3. Anterior tibial artery - posterior tibial recurrent, anterior tibial recurrent
4. Posterior tibial artery - circumflex fibular
#blood supply to soles of feet
Mainly by branches of posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis arteries.
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