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medial plantar artery
Origin: posterior tibial artery (smaller of 2 terminal branches)
Distribution: medial side of sole of foot
Anastomoses:
1) lateral plantar artery
2) dorsalis pedis
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: medial plantar artery
ORIGIN: posterior tibial artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium