Anterior medial malleolar artery
The anterior medial malleolar artery (medial anterior malleolar artery, internal malleolar artery) is an artery in the ankle. It arises about 5 cm. above the ankle-joint from the anterior tibial artery.
| Anterior medial malleolar artery | |
|---|---|
 Anterior tibial and dorsalis pedis arteries (anterior medial malleolar artery visible at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | Anterior tibial artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Arteria malleolaris anterior medialis |
| TA98 | A12.2.16.046 |
| TA2 | 4712 |
| FMA | 43905 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The anterior medial malleolar artery passes behind the tendons of the extensor hallucis longus and tibialis anterior muscles, to the medial side of the ankle, upon which it ramifies, anastomosing with branches of the posterior tibial and medial plantar arteries and with the medial calcaneal from the posterior tibial.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 635 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_17/17-3.HTM Archived 2008-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
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