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lateral tarsal artery
Origin: dorsalis pedis
Distribution:
1) tarsal joints
2) extensor digitorum brevis muscle
Anastomoses:
1) arcuate artery
2) peroneal artery
3) lateral plantar artery
4) anterior lateral malleolar artery
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: lateral tarsal artery
ORIGIN: dorsalis pedis artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium