Anterior tibial artery

Artery: Anterior tibial artery
Back of left lower extremity, showing surface markings for bones, vessels, and nerves. (Anterior tibial artery labeled at bottom left.)
Latin	arteria tibialis anterior
Gray's	subject #160 634
Supplies	anterior compartment of the leg
Source	popliteal artery
Branches	post. tibial recurrent ant. tibial recurrent musc. branches ant. medial malleolar ant. lateral malleolar dorsalis pedis
Vein	anterior tibial vein

The anterior tibial artery of the lower limb carries blood to the anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the foot, from the popliteal artery.

It is accompanied by a deep vein, the anterior tibial vein, along its course.

It crosses the anterior aspect of the ankle joint, at which point it becomes the dorsalis pedis artery.

Branches

The branches of the anterior tibial artery are:

• post. tibial recurrent artery
• ant. tibial recurrent artery
• muscular branches
• anterior medial malleolar artery
• anterior lateral malleolar artery
• dorsalis pedis artery
• Circumflex fibular artery

Additional images

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  Right knee-joint. Posterior view.

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  Cross-section through middle of leg.

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  Anterior tibial artery and the muscles and bones of the leg - anterior view of right leg.

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  Schema of the arteries of the thigh. Anterior tibial artery is labeled at the bottom.

External links

• Gray's s157 - The Arteries of the Lower Extremity
• Gray's s95 - Ankle joint
• SUNY Figs 12:04-15 - "Arteries of the lower extremity shown in association with major landmarks."
• http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_15/15-10.HTM
• http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_17/17-3.HTM