Inferior genicular arteries
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The inferior genicular arteries (inferior articular arteries), two in number, arise from the popliteal beneath the Gastrocnemius.
See also
- inferior medial genicular arteryInferior medial genicular artery-Course:It first descends along the upper margin of the popliteus, to which it gives branches; it then passes below the medial condyle of the tibia, beneath the tibial collateral ligament, at the anterior border of which it ascends to the front and medial side of the joint, to supply the upper end...
- inferior lateral genicular arteryInferior lateral genicular artery-Course:It runs lateralward above the head of the fibula to the front of the knee-joint, passing in its course beneath the lateral head of the gastrocnemius, the fibular collateral ligament, and the tendon of the biceps femoris.-Branching:...
- Patellar anastomosis