Arteria profunda femoris

Schematic representation of the arteries of the thigh

The deep femoral artery ("deep femoral artery") is an artery of the lower extremity. It leaves the femoral artery below the inguinal ligament . It then runs deep between the extensor and adduction muscles of the thigh .

Branches of the deep femoral artery are:

• Aa. perforantes , which supply the muscles on the flexor side in particular.
• Arteria circumflexa femoris lateralis and medialis , which supply the femoral head and represent anastomoses to the arteria circumflexa ilium superficialis .

literature

• Rolf Bertolini ea: Systematic human anatomy. 2nd, revised edition. Fischer, Stuttgart et al. 1982, ISBN 3-437-00375-5 , pp. 250-251.