Lateral circumflex femoral artery
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{{Infobox Artery |
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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]] |
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DorlandsPre = a_61 |
DorlandsSuf = 12153889 |
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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==
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Image:Gray550.png|The femoral artery.
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==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}}
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{{Arteries of lower limbs}}