Middle genicular artery

The middle genicular artery (azygos articular artery) is a small branch, arising opposite the back of the knee-joint.

Middle genicular artery
Details
Suppliesligaments and synovial membrane in the interior of the knee-joint
Identifiers
Latinarteria media genus
TA98A12.2.16.036
TA24702
FMA22536
Anatomical terminology

Course and target

This small branch of the Popliteal artery pierces the oblique popliteal ligament, and supplies the ligaments and synovial membrane in the interior of the articulation.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 633 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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