Ascending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery
Ramus ascendens arteriae circumflexae lateralis femoris
- Related terms: Ascending branch; Lateral circumflex femoral artery (Ascending branch)
Definition
The ascending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery passes upward, beneath the Tensor fasciæ latæ, to the lateral aspect of the hip, and anastomoses with the terminal branches of the superior gluteal and deep iliac circumflex arteria.
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