Descending genicular artery

The descending artery genus - " descending artery knee " in animal anatomy artery genus descending ( in human anatomy, this term is obsolete) - is an artery of the lower limb in the thigh.

The descending artery arises from the femoral genus in the adductor canal ( adductor canal ) from the artery. You pierced with the same vein and the saphenous nerve the membrane vastoadductoria. Then it divides into several branches:

  • Ramus saphenous moves along the inside of the thigh.
  • The Rami articulares participate in the vascular network of the knee joint ( articular rete genus).
Femoral artery
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