Femoral artery
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{{Infobox Artery |
Name = {{PAGENAME}} |
Latin = arteria femoralis |
GraySubject = 157 |
GrayPage = 623 |
Image = Gray546.png |
Caption = Structures passing behind the [[inguinal ligament]]. (Femoral artery labeled at upper right.) |
Image2 = Femoral_artery_and_branches.gif |
Caption2 = Femoral artery and its major branches - right thigh, anterior view. |
BranchFrom = [[external iliac artery]] |
BranchTo = [[Superficial epigastric artery]]<BR>[[Superficial iliac circumflex artery|Superficial iliac circumflex]]<BR>[[Superficial external pudendal artery|Superficial external pudendal]]<BR>[[Deep external pudendal artery|Deep external pudendal]]<BR>[[Deep femoral artery]]|
Vein = [[femoral vein]] |
Supplies = [[anterior compartment of thigh]] |
MeshName = Femoral+Artery |
MeshNumber = A07.231.114.35 |
DorlandsPre = a_61 |
DorlandsSuf = 12154275 |
}}
The '''femoral artery''' is a large [[artery]] in the muscles of the [[thigh]].
==Clinical significance==
The femoral artery [[pulse]] can be [[palpation|palpated]] at the [[femoral triangle]].
==Superficial femoral artery==
{{seealso|femoral vein}}
Some [[radiologist]]s, [[vascular surgeon]]s and other specialist [[physicians]] refer to the femoral artery the "superficial femoral artery" after the profunda femoris artery branch point to differentiate the femoral artery segments before and after the branch point. This term, historically, has ''not'' been used by anatomists, and has fallen out of favour with most physicians because it has led to considerable confusion with its accompanying vein, the [[femoral vein]], which if called "superficial femoral vein" might incorrectly be assumed to be a [[superficial vein]], as opposed to a [[deep vein]].
==Additional images==
<gallery>
Image:Gray344.png|Structures surrounding right hip-joint.
Image:Gray432 color.png|Cross-section through the middle of the thigh.
Image:Gray545.png|Femoral sheath laid open to show its three compartments.
Image:Gray549.png|The left femoral triangle.
Image:Gray550.png|The femoral artery.
Image:Gray1146.png|The spermatic cord in the inguinal canal.
Image:Gray1245.png|Front of right thigh, showing surface markings for bones, femoral artery and femoral nerve.
</gallery>
==External links==
* {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|12|05|01|01}}
* {{ViennaCrossSection|pelvis/pelvis-e12-15}}
* [http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/surface/pulses/pulses.html Image at umich.edu - pulse]
* [http://kobiljak.msu.edu/CAI/ANT551/Unit04/Topic07/U4_L7_O1.html Diagram at MSU]
{{Arteries of abdomen}}
{{Arteries of lower limbs}}
[[Category:Arteries]]
[[Category:Pelvic limb anatomy]]
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