femoral artery
71iliac artery — Anat. 1. Also called common iliac artery. either of two large arteries that conduct blood to the pelvis and the legs. 2. Also called external iliac artery. the outer branch of an iliac artery that becomes the femoral artery. 3. Also called… …
72external pudendal artery — n either of two branches of the femoral artery: a) one that is distributed to the skin of the lower abdomen, to the penis and scrotum in the male, and to one of the labia majora in the female, and that anastomoses with the internal pudendal… …
73circumflex iliac artery — noun an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle • Syn: ↑arteria circumflexa ilium • Hypernyms: ↑circumflex artery * * * noun : either of two arteries arching anteriorly near Poupart s ligament: a. : an… …
74Saphenous branch of descending genicular artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = r. saphenus arteriae descendentis genus GraySubject = 157 GrayPage = 631 Caption = The femoral artery. (Highest genicular labeled at center right.) Caption2 = Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Highest genicular… …
75circumflex iliac artery — n either of two arteries arching anteriorly near the inguinal ligament: a) an artery lying internal to the iliac crest and arising from the external iliac artery b) a more superficially located artery that is a branch of the femoral artery …
76external iliac artery — noun the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; becomes the femoral artery • Hypernyms: ↑iliac artery, ↑arteria iliaca * * * noun see iliac artery * * * Anat. See iliac artery (def. 2) …
77Inferior lateral genicular artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria inferior lateralis genus GraySubject = 159 GrayPage = 633 Caption = The femoral artery. (Lateral inf. genicular labeled at lower left.) Caption2 = Anterior tibial and dorsalis pedis arteries.… …
78profunda artery — pro·fun·da artery prə fənd ə n 1) DEEP BRACHIAL ARTERY 2) DEEP FEMORAL ARTERY …
79popliteal artery — n the continuation of the femoral artery that after passing through the thigh crosses the popliteal space and soon divides into the anterior and posterior tibial arteries * * * arteria poplitea …
80profunda femoris artery — n DEEP FEMORAL ARTERY …
