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Medial superior genicular artery: anatomy, location and function

A branch of the popliteal artery that wraps around the medial side of the knee. It supplies the medial femoral condyle, knee joint and surrounding muscles.

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Highlighted in the model: Medial superior 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.

Medial superior genicular artery at a glance

What it is
A branch of the popliteal artery that wraps around the medial side of the knee.
Location
It arises from the popliteal artery above the knee, passes deep to the hamstring tendons and adductor magnus, and joins the genicular anastomosis.
Function
It supplies the medial femoral condyle, knee joint and surrounding muscles.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA22587 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • It forms part of the periarticular genicular anastomosis.

Structures next to the medial superior genicular artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Medial superior genicular artery (FMA22587). 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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