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Anterior tibial recurrent artery: anatomy, location and function

The anterior tibial recurrent artery is a small branch of the anterior tibial artery that runs up toward the knee. It supplies the upper part of the anterior compartment and the knee, through the genicular anastomosis.

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Highlighted in the model: Anterior tibial recurrent artery. Click any part to read about it, or switch off “Highlight topic” to see the whole body. 3D data: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0; meshes simplified and recoloured. The model is an adult male.

Anterior tibial recurrent artery at a glance

What it is
The anterior tibial recurrent artery is a small branch of the anterior tibial artery that runs up toward the knee.
Location
It arises from the anterior tibial artery just after it enters the anterior compartment and ascends through tibialis anterior to join the arterial network around the knee.
Function
It supplies the upper part of the anterior compartment and the knee, through the genicular anastomosis.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA43908 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Structures next to the anterior tibial recurrent artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Anterior tibial recurrent artery (FMA43908). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
  2. OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
  3. Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.

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