Fibular artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Usually tibial-fibular trunk, occasionally popliteal artery |
Branches | Communicating branch (to the anterior tibial artery) and the perforating branch (to the posterior tibial artery) |
Vein | Fibular vein |
Supplies | Lateral compartment of the leg |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria fibularis, arteria peronea |
TA98 | A12.2.16.071 |
TA2 | 4727 |
FMA | 43921 |
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]