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posterior tibial artery
The larger of the two terminal branches of the popliteal artery.
Branches:
1) peroneal artery
2) lateral & medial posterior malleolar artery
3) lateral & medial plantar artery
Physical examination:
The posterior tibial pulse should be palpable posterior to the medial malleolus.
Related
dorsalis pedis artery
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: posterior tibial artery
ORIGIN: popliteal artery
References
- Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders,
Philadelphia, 1996, pg 286
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium