Anterior tibial artery

The arteria tibialis anterior ("anterior tibial artery ") - referred to in animals as the arteria tibialis cranialis - is an artery of the lower leg . Along with the posterior tibial artery ( arteria tibialis posterior ), it is one of the two main branches of the popliteal artery ( popliteal artery ).

The anterior tibial artery runs in the anterior lower leg muscles in the direction of the ankle and gives off several branches:

Arteria recurrens tibialis posterior
Arteria recurrens tibialis anterior
Rami musculares
Malleolar artery anterior medialis
Anterior lateral malleolar artery
Ramus circumflexus fibularis

From the bend of the ankle, the continuation of the artery is called the dorsal artery ( Arteria dorsalis pedis ), which takes over the main part of the blood supply to the foot.