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Template:Infobox Artery The femoral artery is a large artery in the muscles of the thigh. It is a continuation of the external iliac artery, where it enters the femoral triangle at the mid inguinal point behind the inguinal ligament. It leaves femoral triangle through apex beneath the sartorius muscle. It enters the popliteal fossa by passing through the 5th osseo-aponeurotic(adductor hiatus) opening of adductor magnus where it becomes the Popliteal artery.
The branches of femoral artery are (from proximal to distal) the superficial and deep external pudendal, superficial epigastric, superficial circumflex iliac, profunda femoris and descending genicular (saphenous) arteries.
Clinical significance
The femoral artery pulse can be palpated at the femoral triangle.
Typically the femoral artery can be used as an access artery due to its ease of access as compared to most major arteries. It can be catheterized to gain access to the heart, and the implantation of stents in the coronary arteries. Additionally it can be used to access the vasculature of the brain via the carotid or vertebral arteries. Access to the cerebral vessels via catheterization of the femoral artery is common in interventional neuroradiology procedures.
- The femoral artery can be used to draw arterial blood when the blood pressure is so low that the radial or brachial arteries cannot be located
Superficial femoral artery
Template:Seealso Some radiologists, vascular surgeons and other specialist physicians refer to the femoral artery as the "superficial femoral artery" after the profunda femoris artery branch point to differentiate the femoral artery segments before and after the branch point. This term, historically, has not been used by anatomists, and has fallen out of favour with most physicians because it has led to considerable confusion with its accompanying vein, the femoral vein, which if called "superficial femoral vein" might incorrectly be assumed to be a superficial vein, as opposed to a deep vein.
Additional images
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Structures surrounding right hip-joint. -
Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. -
Femoral sheath laid open to show its three compartments. -
The left femoral triangle. -
The femoral artery. -
The spermatic cord in the inguinal canal. -
Front of right thigh, showing surface markings for bones, femoral artery and femoral nerve.
External links
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