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deep femoral perforating artery
One of 3 or 4 vessels on each side.
Origin: profunda femoris artery
Branches: femoral nutrient artery
Distribution: anterior & posterior compartments of the thigh
Course: through the adductor magnus
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: deep femoral perforating artery
ORIGIN: profunda femoris artery (deep artery of thigh)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium