Middle genicular artery

Middle genicular artery
Details
Supplies	ligaments and synovial membrane in the interior of the knee-joint
Identifiers
Latin	arteria media genus
TA	A12.2.16.036
FMA	22536
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The middle genicular artery (azygos articular artery) is a small branch, arising opposite the back of the knee-joint.

Course and target

It pierces the oblique popliteal ligament, and supplies the ligaments and synovial membrane in the interior of the articulation.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

In femoral canal	superficial epigastric superficial circumflex iliac superficial external pudendal deep external pudendal (anterior scrotal ♂

Descending genicular	saphenous branch articular branches

Profunda femoris	medial circumflex femoral ascending descending superficial deep acetabular lateral circumflex femoral descending transverse ascending perforating Cruciate anastomosis Trochanteric anastomosis

Genicular	superior genicular (medial, lateral) middle genicular inferior genicular (medial, lateral)

Sural	no major branches

Anterior tibial	tibial recurrent posterior anterior) anterior malleolar medial lateral dorsalis pedis: tarsal (medial, lateral)

Tibial-fibular (Tibial-peroneal) trunk	Posterior tibial circumflex fibular medial plantar lateral plantar fibular (peroneal)

Arches	arcuate dorsal metatarsal first dorsal metatarsal deep plantar dorsal digital arteries plantar arch plantar metatarsal common plantar digital proper plantar digital

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