Descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery
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The descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery runs downward, behind the rectus femoris, upon the vastus lateralis, to which it gives offsets; one long branch descends in the muscle as far as the knee, and anastomoses with the superior lateral genicular artery
. It is accompanied by the branch of the femoral nerve
to the vastus lateralis muscle.
Superior lateral genicular artery
-Course:It passes above the lateral condyle of the femur, beneath the tendon of the Biceps femoris.-Branching:It divides into a superficial and a deep branch; the superficial branch supplies the vastus lateralis, and anastomoses with the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex and the...
. It is accompanied by the branch of the femoral nerve
Femoral nerve
The femoral nerve, the largest branch of the lumbar plexus, arises from the dorsal divisions of the ventral rami of the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves...
to the vastus lateralis muscle.