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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