Lower Leg

Vessels in the Lower Leg region

19 entries

All Types 19 Muscles 35 Bones 17 Tendons 10 Ligaments 15 Nerves 18 Vessels 19 Fascia & Spaces 11 Clinical Maps 5 Glands & Lymphatics 1

19 entries · Vessels

Vessel Anterior Medial Malleolar Artery arteria malleolaris anterior medialis Lower Leg The anterior medial malleolar artery is a branch of the anterior tibial artery, arising just above…

Vessel Anterior Tibial Artery arteria tibialis anterior Lower Leg The anterior tibial artery is the smaller terminal branch of the popliteal artery, passing anteriorly through…

Vessel Anterior Tibial Perforators to Dorsal Foot arteriae perforantes tibiales anteriores ad dorsum pedis Lower Leg The anterior tibial artery gives perforating branches through the interosseous membrane and anterior ankle region to…

Vessel Anterior Tibial Vein vena tibialis anterior Lower Leg The anterior tibial veins (venae comitantes) accompany the anterior tibial artery through the anterior compartment, receiving…

Vessel Fibular Nutrient Artery arteria nutricia fibulae Lower Leg The fibular nutrient artery is a branch of the peroneal artery entering the fibula through its…

Vessel Gastrocnemius Veins venae gastrocnemiae Lower Leg The gastrocnemius veins are paired deep veins that run inside the medial and lateral heads of…

Vessel Perforating Veins of the Leg venae perforantes cruris Lower Leg Perforating veins are short veins that pass through the deep fascia to connect the superficial veins…

Vessel Peroneal (Fibular) Artery arteria peronea (fibularis) Lower Leg The peroneal (fibular) artery is the largest branch of the posterior tibial artery, running adjacent to…

Vessel Peroneal Artery Perforators perforantes arteriae fibularis Lower Leg The peroneal artery gives off multiple septocutaneous and musculocutaneous perforators through the posterior crural intermuscular septum…

Vessel Peroneal Communicating Artery arteria communicans fibularis Lower Leg The peroneal communicating artery connects the peroneal artery to the posterior tibial artery through the posterior…

Vessel Peroneal Vein vena fibularis Lower Leg The peroneal veins (fibular veins) are paired deep veins that accompany the peroneal artery in the…

Vessel Posterior Medial Malleolar Artery arteria malleolaris posterior medialis Lower Leg The posterior medial malleolar artery is a branch of the posterior tibial artery, supplying the posteromedial…

Vessel Posterior Tibial Artery arteria tibialis posterior Lower Leg The posterior tibial artery supplies the posterior leg compartment and the sole of the foot through…

Vessel Posterior Tibial Perforators perforantes arteriae tibialis posterioris Lower Leg The posterior tibial artery gives off fasciocutaneous perforators through the medial crural septum along the medial…

Vessel Posterior Tibial Vein vena tibialis posterior Lower Leg The posterior tibial veins are paired deep veins accompanying the posterior tibial artery in the deep…

Vessel Small Saphenous Vein vena saphena parva Lower Leg The small saphenous vein drains the lateral foot and posterior calf, joining the popliteal vein at…

Vessel Soleal Veins venae soleae Lower Leg The soleal veins are large, thin-walled venous channels (often called sinusoids) inside the soleus muscle. They…

Vessel Sural Arteries arteriae surales Lower Leg The sural arteries are two or three branches arising from the popliteal artery in the popliteal…

Vessel Tibial Nutrient Artery arteria nutricia tibiae Lower Leg The tibial nutrient artery is a branch of the posterior tibial artery, entering the posterior tibial…