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Popliteal Artery - Coggle Diagram

- - - - • originates - from the popliteal artery
        near the inferior border of the popliteus muscle.
        • In the posterior compartment of the leg, the
        anterior tibial artery runs anteriorly
        between the heads of the tibialis posterior muscle.
        • It then passes through the oval aperture in the
        proximal part of the interosseous membrane
        and runs medial to the fibular neck, emerging
        on the anterior compartment of the leg.
        • From here, it descends vertically down the
        anterior aspect of the interosseous membrane
        towards the distal tibia.
        • Upon reaching the ankle joint, it terminates at
        the anterior surface of the tibia midway
        between the medial and lateral malleoli, and is
        continued by the dorsalis pedis artery.
      - Branches and Supply
        
        1.Posterior recurrent tibial artery:
        
        course
        
        • Arises from the anterior tibial artery soon after
        its origin, while it is still in the posterior
        compartment of the leg.
        • The posterior recurrent tibial artery courses
        superiorly, anterior to the popliteus muscle.
        • It anastomoses with the inferior genicular
        branches of the popliteal artery.
        
        supply
        
        the superior tibiofibular joint.
        
        2.Anterior recurrent tibial artery:
        
        • Arises near the origin of the posterior recurrent
        tibial artery and shortly after, it pierces the
        tibialis anterior muscle.
        • It gives off several branches anterior and lateral
        to the knee joint which anastomose with the
        genicular branches of the popliteal and
        circumflex fibular arteries, forming the patellar
        arterial network.
        
        3.Muscular branches:
        
        Arise as multiple branches that supply
        
        the muscles of the anterior compartment.
        
        Some of these branches pierce the deep fascia
        and supply the skin of the anterior leg,
        
        others pass through the interosseous membrane
        and anastomose with branches of the posterior
        tibial and fibular (peroneal) arteries.
        
        4.Perforating branches:
        
        Pass behind the extensor digitorum longus
        muscle,
        piercing the deep fascia and
        
        supplying the skin of the anterior leg.
        
        5.Anterior medial malleolar artery:
        
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  - - - suppply
        
        gastrocnemius,
        
        soleus
        
        and plantaris muscle.
  - - - • The posterior tibial artery arises between the
        tibia and fibula at the level of the lower margin
        of the popliteus muscle.
        • It takes an inferomedial course, descending
        through the flexor compartment of the leg.
        • The artery enters the foot by passing inferiorly
        to the medial malleolus.
        • Midway between the malleolus and the tubercle
        of calcaneus, it ends by splitting into the lateral
        and medial plantar arteries.
    - - 1.The circumflex fibular artery
        
        arises immediately after the
        posterior tibial artery origin.
        It surrounds the neck of fibula and
        anastomoses with the inferior medial and
        lateral genicular and
        anterior tibial recurrent arteries.
        
        2.The nutrient artery of tibia
        
        arises distally to the circumflex fibular artery.
        It enters the tibia below the soleal line, being the
        
        `3.The muscular branches
        
        stem serially from the
        trunk of the artery and supplies
        
        supplies
        
        soleus muscle and the
        
        deep flexors of the leg;
        -popliteus,
        
        flexor hallucis longus,
        -flexor digitorum longus
        -and tibialis posterior.
        
        4.The perforating branches
        
        arise between the soleus and
        flexor digitorum longus muscle.
        There are usually 5 of them, each dividing
        into anterior and posterior divisions that
        together supply:
        
        supply
        
        the skin and fascia of the
        posterior leg.
        
        5.The communicating branch
        
        emerges above the
        distal end of tibia deep to flexor hallucis longus
        muscle. It anastomoses with the communicating
        branch of the fibular artery.
        
        6.The medial malleolar branches
        
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        supplies
        
        main vessel
        that supplies tibia
        
        supplies
        
        proximal end of fibula.