See Also: descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery(medicine)
lateral circumflex femoral artery(medicine)
lateral femoral circumflex artery(medicine)
deep branch of the medial femoral circumflex artery(medicine)
lateral circumflex femoral veins(medicine)
medial circumflex femoral artery(medicine)
medial femoral circumflex artery(medicine)
descending branch of occipital artery(medicine)
circumflex branch of left coronary artery(medicine)
lateral circumflex artery of thigh(medicine)

descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery (medicine)


descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery
<anatomy, artery> A major branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery accompanying the nerve to the vastus lateralis muscle along the anterior border of that muscle and deep to the rectus femoris muscle, supplying both muscles. Anastomosis: with lateral superior genicular artery, i.e., it contributes to the articular network of the knee.

Synonym: ramus descendens arteriae circumflexae femoris lateralis.