Artery: Descending genicular artery
The femoral artery. (Highest genicular labeled at center right.)
Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Highest genicular visible at upper right.)
Latin	arteria descendens genus
Gray's	subject #157 631
Source	femoral artery

The descending genicular artery (highest genicular artery) arises from the femoral artery just before it passes through the opening in the tendon of the Adductor magnus

It immediately divides into:

• Saphenous branch of descending genicular artery
• Articular branches of descending genicular artery

[edit] External links

• descending+genicular+artery at eMedicine Dictionary

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v • d • e List of arteries of lower limbs (TA A12.2.16, GA 6.623) EI: Femoral Superficial superficial epigastric – superficial iliac circumflex External pudendal superficial – deep (anterior scrotal) Profunda femoris lateral circumflex femoral (descending, transverse, ascending) – medial circumflex femoral (ascending, superficial, deep, acetabular) – perforating Descending genicular saphenous branch – articular branches Popliteal Sural no major branches Genicular superior genicular (medial, lateral) – middle genicular – inferior genicular (medial, lateral) Anterior tibial tibial recurrent (posterior, anterior) anterior malleolar (medial, lateral) dorsalis pedis: tarsal (medial, lateral) Posterior tibial circumflex fibular – fibular medial plantar – lateral plantar Arches arcuate: dorsal metatarsal / first dorsal metatarsal – deep plantar – dorsal digital arteries plantar arch: plantar metatarsal – common plantar digital – proper plantar digital