Fibular artery
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Not to be confused with perineal artery.
In anatomy, the fibular artery, also known as the peroneal artery, supplies blood to the lateral compartment of the leg. It arises from the tibial-fibular trunk.[1]
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Fibular artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Usually tibial-fibular trunk, occasionally popliteal artery |
Branches | Communicating branch (to the anterior tibial artery) and the perforating branch (to the posterior tibial artery) |
Vein | Fibular vein |
Supplies | Lateral compartment of the leg |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria fibularis, arteria peronea |
TA98 | A12.2.16.071 |
TA2 | 4727 |
FMA | 43921 |
Anatomical terminology |
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