Dorsal metatarsal artery
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Dorsal metatarsal artery can refer to:
- the first dorsal metatarsal arteryFirst dorsal metatarsal arteryThe first dorsal metatarsal artery runs forward on the first Interosseous dorsalis, and at the cleft between the first and second toes divides into two branches, one of which passes beneath the tendon of the Extensor hallucis longus, and is distributed to the medial border of the great toe; the...
- the second, third, and fourth dorsal metatarsal arteries, which branch off the arcuate artery of the footArcuate artery of the footThe arcuate artery of the foot arises a little anterior to the lateral tarsal artery; it passes lateralward, over the bases of the metatarsal bones, beneath the tendons of the Extensor digitorum brevis, its direction being influenced by its point of origin; and its anastomoses with the lateral...