Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Femoral Artery and its Branches. II.

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System

Femoral Artery and its Branches. II.

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed

Image of femoral artery and its branches

IE= inferior epigastric artery; LCF= lateral circumflex artery; LTPC= deep (profunda) femoral trunk, lateral circumflex branches; MCF= medial circumflex femoral artery; MS= great saphenous vein; MTPC= deep (profunda) femoral artery, medial circumflex branches; PFA= profunda femoris artery; PFP= profunda femoris propria artery; PFV= profunda femoris vein; PM= musculus pectineus; V= femoral vein. Dashed line = inguinal ligament.

from Adachi, 1928.

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