Artery of the Femoral Head Middle

Middle femoral head artery

The aorta is a large artery in diameter, which is the main source of blood supply to the entire body. It passes through the thoracic and abdominal aorta, then through the lumbar arch and enters the thigh through the artery of the femoral head.

Blood supply to the femoral head through the middle femoral artery.

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The femoral head artery - (lat. a. capitis femoris medialis) - is a large artery in the human body, passes through the middle part of the femur and supplies oxygen to the head and upper part of the femoral muscle.

Its origin is from the great lumbar artery. It descends along the posterior wall of the femoral canal and anastomoses with the external genital and tendons of the femoral muscles, then enters the bone hole directly in the area of ​​the lower edge of the neck, from where it continues as the femoral canal (descends to the anterior surface of the body of the femoral head) and continues into the common femoral canal. Branches: splanchnic and muscular arteries of the thigh.