Anterior tibial recurrent artery

Anterior tibial recurrent artery
Anterior tibial recurrent artery
	Patellar network ; (anterior recurrent tibial visible at bottom left)
	Anterior tibial and dorsalis pedis arteries ; (anterior tibial recurrent visible at center left)
Details
Source	Anterior tibial artery
Identifiers
Latin	Arteria recurrens tibialis anterior
TA98	A12.2.16.043
TA2	4709
FMA	43902
	Anatomical terminology

The anterior tibial recurrent artery is a small artery in the leg. It arises from the anterior tibial artery, as soon as that vessel has passed through the interosseous space. It ascends in the tibialis anterior muscle, ramifies on the front and sides of the knee-joint, and assists in the formation of the patellar plexus by anastomosing with the genicular branches of the popliteal, and with the highest genicular artery.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 535 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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