Source femoral artery Dorlands
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Branches Lateral femoral circumflex
Medial femoral circumflex
Perforating Latin arteria profunda femoris | ||
The deep artery of the thigh, (profunda femoris artery or deep femoral artery) is a branch of the femoral artery that, as its name suggests, travels more deeply (posteriorly) than the rest of the femoral artery.
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Structure
The deep artery of the thigh branches off the femoral artery soon after its origin. It travels down the thigh closer to the femur than the femoral artery, running between the pectineus and the adductor longus, and running on the posterior side of adductor longus. The deep femoral artery does not leave the thigh.
Branches
The deep artery of the thigh gives off the following branches:
References
Deep artery of the thigh Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA