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dorsal metatarsal artery
1 of 4 arteries in each foot.
Origin:
1) dorsalis pedis (1st dorsal metatarsal)
2) arcuate artery (2nd-4th dorsal metatarsal)
Branches:
-> medial & lateral digital arteries, supplying the dorsal aspect of the medial or lateral sides of 2 toes
Course:
-> runs on dorsal aspect of interosseous muscles of foot
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: dorsal metatarsal artery
ORIGIN: dorsalis pedis artery
arcuate artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium