Posterior tibial artery
Artery that supplies blood to the posterior compartment of the leg and the sole of the foot / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The posterior tibial artery of the lower limb is an artery that carries blood to the posterior compartment of the leg and plantar surface of the foot. It branches from the popliteal artery via the tibial-fibular trunk.
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Posterior tibial artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Popliteal artery |
Branches | Fibular artery, medial plantar artery, lateral plantar artery |
Vein | Posterior tibial vein |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria tibialis posterior |
TA98 | A12.2.16.055 |
TA2 | 4721 |
FMA | 43895 |
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