Body Region: Foot & Ankle

  • May 2, 2026
    The dorsal venous arch receives the four dorsal metatarsal veins and drains medially into the great saphenous vein and laterally…
  • May 2, 2026
    The lateral tarsal artery arises from the dorsalis pedis as it crosses the navicular, running laterally deep to the extensor…
  • May 2, 2026
    Two or three small medial tarsal arteries arise from the dorsalis pedis, curving medially to supply the medial navicular, medial…
  • May 2, 2026
    The four dorsal metatarsal arteries arise from the dorsal pedal arterial arch (arcuate artery, from dorsalis pedis) and from the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The arcuate artery of the foot is an inconstant branch of the dorsalis pedis artery arising at the level of…
  • May 2, 2026
    The plantar metatarsal arteries are four branches arising from the plantar arch (formed from the lateral plantar artery and the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The medial plantar artery is the smaller terminal branch of the posterior tibial artery, arising at the level of the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The lateral plantar artery is the larger terminal branch of the posterior tibial artery, passing obliquely across the plantar surface…
  • May 2, 2026
    The plantar arch is the deep arterial arch of the sole of the foot, formed primarily by the lateral plantar…
  • May 2, 2026
    The dorsalis pedis is the dorsal foot artery and one of the two standard peripheral vascular assessment pulse points (with…

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