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Calcaneal branches of posterior tibial artery: anatomy, location and function

Small branches of the posterior tibial artery to the heel. They supply the skin and fat of the heel.

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Highlighted in the model: Calcaneal branches of posterior tibial 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.

Calcaneal branches of posterior tibial artery at a glance

What it is
Small branches of the posterior tibial artery to the heel.
Location
They arise from the posterior tibial artery above the sole and pass to the heel.
Function
They supply the skin and fat of the heel.
Body system
Cardiovascular · single, midline structure
FMA ID
FMA71562 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • They join the calcaneal anastomosis.

Structures next to the calcaneal branches of posterior tibial artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Calcaneal branches of posterior tibial artery (FMA71562). 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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