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Inferior lateral genicular artery: anatomy, location and function

The inferior lateral genicular artery is a branch of the popliteal artery around the knee. It supplies the lateral side of the knee.

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Highlighted in the model: Inferior lateral genicular 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.

Inferior lateral genicular artery at a glance

What it is
The inferior lateral genicular artery is a branch of the popliteal artery around the knee.
Location
It arises from the popliteal artery, runs laterally around the lateral condyle of the tibia, above the head of the fibula and deep to the lateral collateral ligament, and joins the genicular anastomosis.
Function
It supplies the lateral side of the knee.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA43893 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • Five genicular branches of the popliteal artery form the anastomosis around the knee.

Structures next to the inferior lateral genicular artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Inferior lateral genicular artery (FMA43893). 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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