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Fibular artery
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Not to be confused with perineal artery.
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]
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Fibular artery | |
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![]() 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 | |
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 |
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