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descending genicular artery (great anastomotic artery)

Origin: femoral artery (adductor canal) Distribution: knee joints & adjacent structures Anastomoses: 1) medial superior genicular artery 2) medial inferior genicular artery 3) lateral superior genicular artery 4) lateral inferior genicular artery 5) anterior tibial recurrent artery Course: penetrates vastoadductor fascia

Related

adductor canal; subsartorial canal; Hunter's canal genicular artery

General

blood vessel

Properties

FORM: descending genicular artery (great anastomotic artery) ORIGIN: femoral artery

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

Components

intima; tunica intima tunica media vascular endothelium