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One place you look for the femoral artery is in the thigh.
The femoral artery is the main artery that supplies blood and oxygen to the legs, but it particularly supports the thigh region.
It runs downward, behind the rectus femoris, upon the vastus lateralis, and descends as far as the knee.
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Which arteries supply the legs with blood?
The main artery that feeds the legs would be the femoral artery.
Does the common femoral vein lie medial or lateral to the common femoral artery?
The common femoral vein is medial to the common femoral artery. The common femoral artery lies farther from the body's midline.
What are the external iliac becomes this artery on the entering the thigh?
Femoral Artery
What is the major artery in the knee?
The major artery of the thigh is the Femoral artery and runs through the muscles, from the groin down the inner leg. It is approximately 4cm in length then it divides into two branches. The superficial femoral artery and the profunda femoris artery, which is closer to the femur that the femoral artery. The femoral artery does not leave the thigh and is aproximately 9 1/2 inches from groin to just above the knee.
Artery in leg?
femoral artery
Where is the artery in the leg located?
The femoral artery.
What is the name of the artery located posterior to the knee?
Femoral
Which arteries supply the legs with blood?
The main artery that feeds the legs would be the femoral artery.
Rectus femoris blood supply?
ascending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery
Does the common femoral vein lie medial or lateral to the common femoral artery?
The common femoral vein is medial to the common femoral artery. The common femoral artery lies farther from the body's midline.
What artery or vein serves the posterior thigh?
Deep femoral artery
What are the external iliac becomes this artery on the entering the thigh?
Femoral Artery
Where is femoral located?
i am not sure if you mean femur, but if you do it is the big bone in the upper part of your leg. the femoral artery runs along it
What is the major artery in the knee?
The major artery of the thigh is the Femoral artery and runs through the muscles, from the groin down the inner leg. It is approximately 4cm in length then it divides into two branches. The superficial femoral artery and the profunda femoris artery, which is closer to the femur that the femoral artery. The femoral artery does not leave the thigh and is aproximately 9 1/2 inches from groin to just above the knee.
Artery in leg?
femoral artery
Longest artery in body?
It is the superficial femoral artery that is the longest in the human body.
What external iliac artery becomes on entry into the thigh?
Deep femoral
