Sural arteries
| Sural arteries | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Source | Popliteal artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Arteriae surales |
| TA98 | A12.2.16.037 |
| TA2 | 4703 |
| FMA | 22570 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The sural arteries (inferior muscular arteries) are two large branches, which are distributed to the gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris muscles. The term applies to any of four or five arteries arising from the popliteal artery, with distribution to the muscles and integument of the calf, and with anastomoses to the posterior tibial, medial and lateral inferior genicular arteries.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 633 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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