Superficial femoral artery

The superficial femoral artery (SFA) is the continuation of the common femoral artery, medially and anteriorly to deep femoral artery. After its origin in the femoral triangle, courses toward the abductor canal, under the sartorius muscle (the SFA is sometimes termed as subsartorial artery). Subsequently, it leaves the abductor canal through abductor hiatus to enter the popliteal fossa and becomes the popliteal artery. 

One of the unique features of superficial femoral artery is lack of the major branches, the only named branch being the descending genicular branch.

Although the superficial artery is not officially termed in the Terminologia Anatomica 1 or 2, this term is widely used in daily practice. In the TA, the common femoral artery and superficial artery are simply termed as “femoral artery”