Deep femoral artery

Deep femoral artery
Deep femoral artery
	Cross-section through the middle of the right thigh.
Details
Source	Femoral artery
Branches	Lateral femoral circumflex; Medial femoral circumflex; Perforating
Vein	Deep femoral vein
Identifiers
Latin	arteria profunda femoris
TA98	A12.2.16.020
TA2	4685
FMA	20741
	Anatomical terminology

The deep femoral artery also known as the deep artery of the thigh, or profunda femoris artery, is a large branch of the femoral artery. It travels more deeply ("profoundly") than the rest of the femoral artery. It gives rise to the lateral circumflex femoral artery and medial circumflex femoral artery, and the perforating arteries, terminating within the thigh.