Anterior lateral malleolar artery
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The anterior lateral malleolar artery (lateral anterior malleolar artery, external malleolar artery) passes beneath the tendons of the Extensor digitorum longus and Peronæus tertius and supplies the lateral side of the ankle
, anastomosing with the perforating branch of the peroneal artery, and with ascending twigs from the lateral tarsal artery
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Ankle
The ankle joint is formed where the foot and the leg meet. The ankle, or talocrural joint, is a synovial hinge joint that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula in the lower limb with the proximal end of the talus bone in the foot...
, anastomosing with the perforating branch of the peroneal artery, and with ascending twigs from the lateral tarsal artery
Lateral tarsal artery
The lateral tarsal artery arises from the dorsalis pedis, as that vessel crosses the navicular bone; it passes in an arched direction lateralward, lying upon the tarsal bones, and covered by the Extensor digitorum brevis; it supplies this muscle and the articulations of the tarsus, and anastomoses...
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External links
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_17/17-3.HTM