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dorsalis pedis artery

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A blood vessel of the lower limb that carries oxygenated blood to the dorsal surface of the foot. It arises at the anterior aspect of the ankle joint and is a continuation of the anterior tibial artery. It terminates at the proximal part of the first intermetatarsal space, where it divides into two branches, the first dorsal metatarsal artery and the deep plantar artery. Along its course, it is accompanied by a deep vein, the dorsalis pedis vein. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsalis_pedis_artery ]

Term info

Label

dorsalis pedis artery

Synonyms
  • arteria dorsalis pedis
  • dorsal artery of foot
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim

latin term
arteria dorsalis pedis [ FMA : 43915 FMA : TA ]

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has related synonym

arteria dorsalis pedis

id

UBERON:0001539