plantar artery

plantar artery: plantar artery n either of the two terminal branches into which the posterior tibial artery divides:

a) one that is larger and passes laterally and then medially to join with a branch of the dorsalis pedis to form the plantar arch called also lateral plantar artery

b) one that is smaller and follows a more medial course as it passes distally supplying or giving off branches which supply the plantar part of the foot and the toes called also medial plantar artery

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plantar artery — noun : either of two branches into which the posterior tibial artery divides … Useful english dictionary
Medial plantar artery — Artery: Medial plantar artery The plantar arteries. Deep view. (Medial plantar artery visible at upper left.) … Wikipedia
Deep plantar artery — Artery: Deep plantar artery The plantar arteries. Deep view. (Deep plantar labeled at center left.) … Wikipedia
Lateral plantar artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = a. plantaris lateralis GraySubject = 162 GrayPage = 639 Caption = The plantar arteries. Deep view. (Lateral plantar visible at center top.) Caption2 = BranchFrom = posterior tibial artery BranchTo = Vein =… … Wikipedia
lateral plantar artery — n PLANTAR ARTERY (a) … Medical dictionary
medial plantar artery — n PLANTAR ARTERY (b) … Medical dictionary
plantar artery deep — arteria plantaris profunda … Medical dictionary
plantar artery external — arteria plantaris lateralis … Medical dictionary
plantar artery lateral — arteria plantaris lateralis … Medical dictionary
plantar artery medial — arteria plantaris medialis … Medical dictionary

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