:: Inferior Extremity Artery supply ::

Abdominal Aorta Common Iliac Artery __________________________________ External Iliac Artery 1. Inferior Epigastric Artery (Content of Rectus sheath) 2 .Deep Circumflex Iliac Artery 3. Femoral Artery (as continuation after crossing Inguinal Ligament) Internal Iliac Artery

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Femoral Artery (lies in Antero Medial Compartment of thigh) Superficial Epigastric artery Superficial circumflex Iliac artery Superficial external Pudendal artery Deep external Pudendal artery (anterior scrotal artery) Profunda Femoris Artery _________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Medical Circumflex Femoral artery Ascending Superficial Deep Acetabular Lateral Circumflex femoral Artery Descending Transverse Ascending Perforating

Popliteal Artery Superior Medical Geniculate artery Superior Lateral Geniculate Artery Inferior Lateral Geniculate artery Inferior Medial Geniculate artery

Through tendinous arch of Soleus muscle Popliteal artery enters between soleus & Tibialis posterior muscle. (Beneath Gastrocnemius and Soleus muscle)

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Popliteal Artery ______________________________ _____________________________ Anterior Tibial Artery Tibial Recurrent Artery (Posterior & Anterior) Anterior Malleolar artery (Medial & Lateral) Dorsalis Pedis Artery Tarsal Artery (Medial & Lateral) Arcuate Artery __________________________________________ Perforating branches of deep planter artery Posterior Tibial artery Fibular artery Medical Planter artery Lateral Planter Artery Deep Planter arch Planter Metatarsal Artery Planter digital arteries proper

Dorsal Metatarsal artery Dorsal Digital artery

Clinically important arteries of lower limb are Femoral Artery, Popliteal Artery, Poserior & Anterior tibial artery and Dorsalis pedis artery as all these arteries pulsation are examined for the examination of lower limb! To measure the The Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) systolic blood pressure of dorsalis pedis or posterior tibial arteries are measured and compared with The highest systolic reading of the left and right arm brachial artery!!

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