Lateral tarsal artery

Arteria tarsea lateralis

  • Latin synonym: Arteria tarsalis lateralis

Definition

The lateral tarsal artery (a. tarsea lateralis; tarsal arteryarises 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 with branches of the arcuate, anterior lateral malleolar and lateral plantar arteries, and with the perforating branch of the peroneal artery.


Comparative anatomy in animals

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