Medial superior genicular artery

The medial superior genicular, a branch of the popliteal artery,[1] runs in front of the Semimembranosus and Semitendinosus, above the medial head of the Gastrocnemius, and passes beneath the tendon of the Adductor magnus.

Medial superior genicular artery
The femoral artery. (Medial sup. genicular labeled at bottom right.)
Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Medial superior genicular labeled at upper right, fourth from top.)
Details
BranchesBranch to vastus medialis, branch to surface of the femur and the knee-joint
Identifiers
Latinarteria superior medialis genus
TAA12.2.16.035
FMA22584
Anatomical terminology

It divides into two branches, one of which supplies the vastus medialis, anastomosing with the highest genicular and medial inferior genicular arteries; the other ramifies close to the surface of the femur, supplying it and the knee-joint, and anastomosing with the lateral superior genicular artery.

The medial superior genicular artery is frequently of small size, a condition, which is associated with an increase in the size of the highest genicular.

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See also
  • Patellar anastomosis

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 633 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. Healthline Editorial Team. "Medial superior genicular artery". Yahoo! Health. Retrieved 21 October 2012.


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