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arcuate artery of foot
Inconstant artery.
Origin: dorsalis pedis artery
Branches:
-> 2nd, 3rd & 4th metatarsal arteries at the level of the medial cuneiform bone
Course:
-> passes laterally dorsal to the bases of the metatarsals
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: arcuate artery of foot
ORIGIN: dorsalis pedis artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium