Sural arteries
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| Artery: Sural arteries | |
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| The popliteal, posterior tibial, and peroneal arteries. (Sural labeled at upper right.) | |
| Latin | arteriae surales |
| Gray's | subject #159 633 |
| Source | popliteal artery |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_61/12156198 |
The sural arteries (inferior muscular arteries) are two large branches, which are distributed to the Gastrocnemius, Soleus, and Plantaris.
They arise from the popliteal artery opposite the knee-joint.
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