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What is the name of the artery that supplies blood to your leg?
The posterior tibial artery carries blood to the posterior of the leg. This artery also branches off into the fibular artery, which supplies blood to the lateral compartment of the leg.
What are two blood vessels that change their names at the posterior knee?
The femoral artery gets changed to the popliteal and the popliteal vein becomes the femoral. They make the name change at the hiatus. source: Anatomy & Physiology Revealed 2.0
What is the common name for popliteal?
The common name for "popliteal" is the "knee pit" or "popliteal fossa," which refers to the shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint. This area contains important blood vessels and nerves, including the popliteal artery and vein.
Is the Wrisberg a ligament in the back of the knee?
Yes, it's full name is the "posterior meniscofemoral ligament".
Name the arteries present in a frog?
carotid arch, systemic arch ,pulmocutaneous arch, cutaneous artery ,coeliaco mesentric artery, renal artery ,posterior mesentric artery, illiac artery.
What is the name of the ligament located on the posterior side of the vertebral?
The ligament located on the posterior side of the vertebral column is called the ligamentum flavum.
What are the name of the surrounding ligaments of the knee?
Patellar ligament (anterior). Two popliteal ligaments (posterior). Anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments (inside joint capsule). Tibial collateral ligament (medial). Fibular collateral ligament (lateral).
What is the anatomical name for the bone in the front of the leg below the knee?
The area around the posterior of the knee is known as the popliteal region.
Name the large artery that runs dorsally along the wall of the abdominal cavity?
Posterior Vena Cava in a fetal pig, Inferior Vena Cava in humans
What is the name of the artery located on the bottom of the wrist that is used when taking a pulse?
That is the Volar Radial Carpal artery, or just Radial artery, for short.
What is the name of the great artery leading from the heart to the body?
the aorta which is located on top of the heart.
What is the knee cap real name?
The knee cap's real name is the patella. It is a small bone located in front of the knee joint that helps with knee movement and stability.
