Artery: Sural arteries
The popliteal, posterior tibial, and peroneal arteries. (Sural labeled at upper right.)
Latin	arteriae surales
Gray's	subject #159 633
Source	popliteal artery

The sural arteries (inferior muscular arteries) are two large branches, which are distributed to the Gastrocnemius, Soleus, and Plantaris. The term applies to any of four or five arteries arising from the popliteal artery, with distribution to the muscles and integument of the calf, and with anastomoses to the posterior tibial, medial and lateral inferior genicular arteries.

[edit] External links

• Sural+arteries at eMedicine Dictionary
• http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/sural_artery

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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