Lateral circumflex femoral artery

Lateral circumflex femoral artery
Lateral circumflex femoral artery
	The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, anterior view. Circumflex femoral arteries labeled.
	Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Descending branch of lateral femoral circumflex visible at upper left.)
Details
Source	Deep femoral artery
Identifiers
Latin	arteria circumflexa femoris lateralis
TA98	A12.2.16.027
TA2	4692
FMA	20798
	Anatomical terminology

The lateral circumflex femoral artery (also known as the lateral femoral circumflex artery or the external circumflex artery^[1]) is an artery in the upper thigh.^{[citation needed]} It is usually a branch of the profunda femoris artery, and produces three branches. It is mostly distributed to the muscles of the lateral thigh, supplying arterial blood to muscles of the knee extensor group.

^ Power, John Hatch (5 March 2010). Anatomy of the Arteries of the Human Body, with the Descriptive Anatomy of the Heart Paperback. Nabu Press. ISBN 978-1146643283.

[1] Power, John Hatch (5 March 2010). Anatomy of the Arteries of the Human Body, with the Descriptive Anatomy of the Heart Paperback. Nabu Press. ISBN 978-1146643283.

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