Descending Branch of Medial Circumflex Femoral Artery (Right)
Ramus descendens arteriae circumflexae medialis femoris
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Origin: Medial circumflex femoral artery.
Course: Descends posterior to the femur.
Branches: None.
Supplied Structures: Posterior thigh muscles.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The descending branch arises as one of two terminal branches of the medial circumflex femoral artery.
Course
The descending branch of the medial circumflex femoral artery descends posterior to the femur and the adductor magnus muscle.
Branches
There are no named branches, however, the descending branch of the medial circumflex femoral artery anastomosis with the first perforating artery and the gluteal arteries.
Supplied Structures
The descending branch of the medial circumflex femoral artery contributes to the blood supply of the adductor magnus, the long head of the biceps femoris, and gluteus maximus muscles. It also contributes to the supply of the semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscles.
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Femoral Artery
Femoral artery pseudoaneurysm represents a pulsatile mass that is contained by incomplete elements of the arterial wall and surrounding subcutaneous/fibrous tissue and may result from disruption of a previous femoral suture line, femoral artery access for a catheter-based procedure, or injury resulting from puncture due to self-administered drug abuse.
