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fibular artery (peroneal artery)
Origin: posterior tibial artery
Distribution:
1) soleus
2) tibialis posterior
3) flexor hallucis longus
4) peroneal muscles
5) inferior tibiofibular articulation
6) ankle
Anastomoses:
1) anterior lateral malleolar artery
2) lateral tarsal artery
3) lateral plantar artery
4) dorsalis pedis artery
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: fibular artery (peroneal artery)
ORIGIN: posterior tibial artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium