The medial plantar artery (internal plantar artery), much smaller than the lateral, passes forward along the medial side of the foot

Foot

The foot is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made up of one or more segments or bones, generally including claws...

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It is at first situated above the Abductor hallucis, and then between it and the Flexor digitorum brevis, both of which it supplies.

At the base of the first metatarsal bone, where it is much diminished in size, it passes along the medial border of the first toe, anastomosing with the first dorsal metatarsal artery

Dorsal metatarsal artery

Dorsal metatarsal artery can refer to:* the first dorsal metatarsal artery* the second, third, and fourth dorsal metatarsal arteries, which branch off the arcuate artery of the foot...

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Small superficial digital branches accompany the digital branches of the medial plantar nerve

Medial plantar nerve

The medial plantar nerve , the larger of the two terminal divisions of the tibial nerve, accompanies the medial plantar artery....

and join the plantar metatarsal arteries of the first three spaces.

Branches

A superficial branch which supplies a plantar digital artery to the medial side of the 1st toe, and a deep branch which assists in supplying blood to the plantar metatarsal arteries.

External links

• http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_17/17-3.HTM