Fibular artery

Fibular artery
Posterior view of the arteries of the lower limb, showing fibular artery and its source, the tibial-fibular trunk. The perforating branch of fibular artery is also shown.
Cross-section through middle of leg. (Fibular artery labeled as Peroneal at bottom right.)
Details
SourceUsually tibial-fibular trunk, occasionally popliteal artery
BranchesCommunicating branch (to the anterior tibial artery) and the perforating branch (to the posterior tibial artery)
VeinFibular vein
SuppliesLateral compartment of the leg
Identifiers
Latinarteria fibularis, arteria peronea
TA98A12.2.16.071
TA24727
FMA43921
Anatomical terminology

In anatomy, the fibular artery, also known as the peroneal artery, supplies blood to the lateral compartment of the leg. It arises from the tibial-fibular trunk.[1]

  1. ^ Day C, Orme R (2006). "Popliteal artery branching patterns -- an angiographic study". Clin Radiol. 61 (8): 696–9. doi:10.1016/j.crad.2006.03.014. PMID 16843754.