Medial superior genicular artery: Difference between revisions
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Latin = arteria superior medialis genus | |
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GrayPage = 633 | |
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Caption = The [[femoral artery]]. (Medial sup. genicular labeled at bottom right.) | |
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The '''medial superior genicular''' runs in front of the [[Semimembranosus]] and [[Semitendinosus]], above the medial head of the [[Gastrocnemius]], and passes beneath the tendon of the [[Adductor magnus]]. |
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It divides into two branches, one of which supplies the [[Vastus medialis]], anastomosing with the [[highest genicular]] and [[medial inferior genicular]] arteries; the other ramifies close to the surface of the femur, supplying it and the knee-joint, and anastomosing with the [[lateral superior genicular artery]]. |
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The medial superior genicular artery is frequently of small size, a condition, which is associated with an increase in the size of the highest genicular. |
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==External links== |
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* {{eMedicineDictionary|superior+medial+genicular+artery}} |
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{{Gray's}} |
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{{circulatory-stub}} |
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{{Arteries of lower limbs}} |
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Revision as of 22:43, 22 September 2006
| Medial superior genicular artery | |
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 The femoral artery. (Medial sup. genicular labeled at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
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| Latin | arteria superior medialis genus |
| TA98 | A12.2.16.035 |
| TA2 | 4701 |
| FMA | 22584 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The medial superior genicular runs in front of the Semimembranosus and Semitendinosus, above the medial head of the Gastrocnemius, and passes beneath the tendon of the Adductor magnus.
It divides into two branches, one of which supplies the Vastus medialis, anastomosing with the highest genicular and medial inferior genicular arteries; the other ramifies close to the surface of the femur, supplying it and the knee-joint, and anastomosing with the lateral superior genicular artery.
The medial superior genicular artery is frequently of small size, a condition, which is associated with an increase in the size of the highest genicular.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 633 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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