Profunda femoris artery
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| Artery: Profunda femoris artery | |
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| The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, anterior view. (Femoral profunda labeled at right center.) | |
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| Structures surrounding right hip-joint. (Femoral profunda not labeled, but is visible near center right.) | |
| Latin | arteria profunda femoris |
| Gray's | subject #157 629 |
| Source | femoral artery |
| Branches | Lateral femoral circumflex Medial femoral circumflex Perforating |
| Vein | profunda femoris vein |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_61/12155579 |
The profunda femoris artery (also known as the deep femoral artery, or the deep artery of the thigh) is a branch of the femoral artery that, as its name suggests, travels more deeply (posteriorly) than the rest of the femoral artery.
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[edit] Structure
The profunda femoris branches off the femoral artery soon after its origin. It travels down the thigh closer to the femur than the femoral artery, running between the pectineus and the adductor longus, and running on the posterior side of adductor longus. The deep femoral artery does not leave the thigh.
[edit] Branches
The profunda femoris gives off the following branches:
- Lateral femoral circumflex artery
- Medial femoral circumflex artery
- Perforating arteries - perforate the adductor magnus muscle to the posterior and lateral compartments of the thigh.
[edit] Additional images
 Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Duke Orthopedics profunda_femoris_deep_femoral_artery
- SUNY Figs 12:04-03 - "Arteries of the lower extremity shown in association with major landmarks."
- Dissection at Loyola
