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profunda femoris artery (deep artery of thigh)
Origin: femoral artery
Branches:
1) lateral circumflex femoral artery
2) medial circumflex femoral artery
3) 3 to 4 terminal perforating arteries
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: profunda femoris artery (deep artery of thigh)
ORIGIN: femoral artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium