Lateral circumflex femoral artery 4485436 187097158 2008-01-26T20:51:18Z Arcadian 104523 split out {{Infobox Artery | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = arteria circumflexa femoris lateralis | GraySubject = 157 | GrayPage = 630 | Image = Circumflex_femoral_arteries.png | Caption = The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, anterior view. Circumflex femoral arteries labeled. | Image2 = Gray552.png | Caption2 = Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Descending branch of lateral femoral circumflex visible at upper left.) | BranchFrom = [[deep femoral artery]] | BranchTo = | Vein = | Supplies = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = a_61 | DorlandsSuf = 12153889 | }} The '''lateral circumflex femoral artery''' ('''lateral femoral circumflex artery''', '''external circumflex artery''') is an [[artery]] in the upper thigh. ==Structure== The lateral femoral circumflex artery arises from the lateral side of the [[profunda femoris artery]], passes horizontally between the divisions of the [[femoral nerve]], and behind the [[sartorius]] and [[rectus femoris]], and divides into ascending, transverse, and descending branches. The lateral femoral circumflex artery may occasionally arise directly from the [[femoral artery]]. ==See also== * [[Medial femoral circumflex artery]] ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:Gray550.png|The femoral artery. </gallery> ==External links== * {{DukeOrtho|lateral_circumflex_femoral_artery}} * {{eMedicineDictionary|lateral+circumflex+femoral+artery}} * {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|12|04|01}} - "Arteries of the lower extremity shown in association with major landmarks." * {{ViennaCrossSection|pelvis/pelvis-e12-15}} {{Gray's}} {{circulatory-stub}} {{Arteries of lower limbs}}