Latin arteria media genus TA A12.2.16.036 | Dorlands/Elsevier a_61/12155002 FMA 22536 | |
Supplies ligaments and synovial membrane in the interior of the knee-joint | ||
The middle genicular artery (azygos articular artery) is a small branch, arising opposite the back of the knee-joint.
Course and target
This small branch of the Popliteal artery pierces the oblique popliteal ligament, and supplies the ligaments and synovial membrane in the interior of the articulation.
References
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