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tibial nutrient artery
Origin: posterior tibial artery (upper part)
Distribution: medullary cavity of tibia
Course: enters medillary cavity via nutrient foramen
Related
nutrient artery
tibia
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: tibial nutrient artery
ORIGIN: posterior tibial artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium