Posterior tibial artery

Posterior tibial artery
Back of left lower extremity, showing surface markings for bones, vessels, and nerves (posterior tibial artery labeled at bottom right).
Details
SourcePopliteal artery
BranchesFibular artery, medial plantar artery, lateral plantar artery
VeinPosterior tibial vein
Identifiers
Latinarteria tibialis posterior
TA98A12.2.16.055
TA24721
FMA43895
Anatomical terminology

The posterior tibial artery of the lower limb is an artery that carries blood to the posterior compartment of the leg and plantar surface of the foot. It branches from the popliteal artery via the tibial-fibular trunk.


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