| Femoral artery | |
|---|---|
 Thigh with and without the sartorius muscle, revealing the femoral artery and vein underneath | |
| Details | |
| Source | External iliac artery |
| Branches | Superficial epigastric artery, superficial iliac circumflex, superficial external pudendal, deep external pudendal, deep femoral artery, continues as popliteal artery |
| Vein | Femoral vein |
| Supplies | Anterior compartment of thigh |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria femoralis |
| MeSH | D005263 |
| TA98 | A12.2.16.010 |
| TA2 | 4674 |
| FMA | 70248 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The femoral artery is a large artery in the thigh and the main arterial supply to the thigh and leg. The femoral artery gives off the deep femoral artery and descends along the anteromedial part of the thigh in the femoral triangle. It enters and passes through the adductor canal, and becomes the popliteal artery as it passes through the adductor hiatus in the adductor magnus near the junction of the middle and distal thirds of the thigh.[1]
The femoral artery proximal to the origin of the deep femoral artery is referred to as the common femoral artery, whereas the femoral artery distal to this origin is referred to as the superficial femoral artery.[2]
- ^ Schulte, Erik; Schumacher, Udo (2006). "Arterial Supply to the Thigh". In Ross, Lawrence M.; Lamperti, Edward D. (eds.). Thieme Atlas of Anatomy: General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System. Thieme. p. 490. ISBN 978-3-13-142081-7.
- ^ Swift, Hilary; Bordoni, Bruno (2022), "Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb, Femoral Artery", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30855850, retrieved January 11, 2023