Medical Definition of Arteria genus descendens

1. Origin, femoral, in adductor canal; distribution, penetrates vastoadductor fascia to supply knee joint and adjacent parts; anastomoses, medial superior genicular, medial inferior genicular, lateral superior genicular, lateral inferior genicular and anterior tibial recurrent arteries, i.e., articular network of knee. Synonym: arteria genus descendens, arteria anastomotica magna, descending artery of knee, great anastomotic artery. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Genus Descendens

arteria ethmoidalis anterior
arteria ethmoidalis posterior
arteria femoralis
arteria fibularis
arteria frontalis
arteria frontobasalis lateralis
arteria frontobasalis medialis
arteria gastrica
arteria gastrica breves
arteria gastrica dextra
arteria gastrica sinistra
arteria gastro-omentalis dextra
arteria gastro-omentalis sinistra
arteria gastroduodenalis
arteria genus descendens (current term)
arteria genus inferior lateralis
arteria genus inferior medialis
arteria genus media
arteria genus superior lateralis
arteria genus superior medialis
arteria glutea inferior
arteria glutea superior
arteria glutes
arteria gyri angularis
arteria hepatica
arteria hepatica communis
arteria hepatica propria
arteria hyaloidea
arteria hypogastrica

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