ARTERIES OF THE LEG

Question 1

• a branch of the anterior tibial artery that passes medially around the ankle and anastomoses with the posterior medial malleolar artery

Answer 1

Anterior Medial Malleolar Artery

Question 2

• normally a branch of the anterior tibial artery that passes laterally around the ankle and anastomoses with the posterior lateral malleolar artery
• helps supply the ankle joint

Answer 2

Anterior Lateral Malleolar Artery

Question 3

• a branch of the fibular artery that passes anteriorly through the inferior opening in interosseous membrane and continues inferiorly to reach the tarsus
• supplies tarsal bones dorsally, and helps supply ankle joint

Answer 3

Perforating FibulaR Artery / Perforating Peroneal Artery

Question 4

• a branch of either the anterior tibial artery or the dorsalis pedis artery
  that passes laterally across the tarsus, then recurs and anastomoses with the anterior lateral malleolar artery

Answer 4

Lateral Tarsal Artery

Question 5

• a branch of the posterior tibial artery that passes medially around the ankle and anastomoses with the anterior medial malleolar artery

Answer 5

Posterior Medial Malleolar Artery

Question 6

• a branch between the posterior tibial artery and the fibular artery that sends a branch to the ankle joint

Answer 6

Fibular Communicating Artery / Peroneal Communicating Artery

Question 7

• a branch of the peroneal artery that passes laterally around the ankle and
  anastomoses with the anterior lateral malleolar artery
• helps supply the ankle joint

Answer 7

Posterior Lateral Malleolar Artery

Question 8

• gives off direct branches to the talar head and neck as it passes dorsally across the midfoot

Answer 8

Dorsalis Pedis Artery

Question 9

• branch of the dorsalis pedis artery that helps to supply the head and neck of the talus

Answer 9

Medial Tarsal Artery

Question 10

• branch of the dorsalis pedis artery that gives off direct branches to the talar head and neck as it recurs

Answer 10

Lateral Tarsal Artery

Question 11

• branch from the anastomosis of the lateral tarsal and the perforating fibular arteries that enters the sinus tarsi from the
  lateral end to supply the neck of talus
• may be a branch of the dorsalis pedis artery

Answer 11

Artery of the Sinus Tarsi

Question 12

• helps to supply the posterior process of the talus

Answer 12

Fibular Communicating Artery

Question 13

• branch of the posterior tibial artery that enters the canalis tarsi
• anastomoses with the artery of the sinus tarsi and this anastomosis
  helps to supply the talar head and neck

Answer 13

Artery of the Tarsal Canal

Question 14

• branch of the artery of the tarsal canal that directly supplies the
  talar body
• deep to the deltoid ligament

Answer 14

Deltoid Artery

Question 15

• branch of the fibular artery that passes through the inferior opening of the interosseous membrane
• anastomoses with the lateral tarsal artery to form the artery of the
  sinus tarsi

Answer 15

Perforating Fibular Artery / Perforating Peroneal Artery

Question 16

specifically, which artery of the malleolar arterial network supplies the ankle joint?

Answer 16

Anterior/posterior Lateral Malleolar Artery

Question 17

specifically, which artery of the malleolar arterial network supplies tarsal bones dorsally, and helps supply ankle joint

Answer 17

perforating fibular artery

Question 18

artery that anastomoses with the lateral tarsal artery to form the artery of the
sinus tarsi

Answer 18

Perforating Fibular Artery / Perforating Peroneal Artery