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The brachial and femoral arteries are examples of which type of artery?

muscular


Where is the artery in the leg located?

The femoral artery.


Which arteries supply the legs with blood?

The main artery that feeds the legs would be the femoral artery.


Does the common femoral vein lie medial or lateral to the common femoral artery?

The common femoral vein is medial to the common femoral artery. The common femoral artery lies farther from the body's midline.


Rectus femoris blood supply?

ascending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery


What is the differences in blood in the femoral artery and femoral vein?

The blood in the femoral artery is oxygenated and rich in nutrients, as it carries blood away from the heart to supply the lower limbs. In contrast, the blood in the femoral vein is deoxygenated and contains waste products, as it returns blood from the lower limbs back to the heart. Additionally, the femoral artery has thicker, more muscular walls to withstand higher pressure, while the femoral vein has thinner walls and valves to help prevent backflow.


What artery or vein serves the posterior thigh?

Deep femoral artery


What are the external iliac becomes this artery on the entering the thigh?

Femoral Artery


What is the major artery in the knee?

The major artery of the thigh is the Femoral artery and runs through the muscles, from the groin down the inner leg. It is approximately 4cm in length then it divides into two branches. The superficial femoral artery and the profunda femoris artery, which is closer to the femur that the femoral artery. The femoral artery does not leave the thigh and is aproximately 9 1/2 inches from groin to just above the knee.


Artery in leg?

femoral artery


Longest artery in body?

It is the superficial femoral artery that is the longest in the human body.


What external iliac artery becomes on entry into the thigh?

Deep femoral