Femoral Artery: Location and Anatomy - Cleveland Clinic The femoral artery is the main blood vessel supplying oxygen-rich blood to your lower body It starts in your upper thigh, near your groin and runs down to the back of your knee
Femoral artery - Wikipedia The femoral artery is a large artery in the thigh and the main arterial supply to the thigh and leg The femoral artery gives off the deep femoral artery and descends along the anteromedial part of the thigh in the femoral triangle
The Femur - Proximal - Distal - Shaft - TeachMeAnatomy It acts as the site of origin and attachment of many muscles and ligaments, and can be divided into three parts; proximal, shaft and distal In this article, we shall look at the anatomy of the femur – its attachments, bony landmarks, and clinical correlations
What Does Femoral Artery Pain Feel Like | Causes, Symptoms Risk . . . If you suffer cramping, tingling, or numbness in your legs, you may have femoral artery pain or peripheral artery disease Worse, severe cases of this illness can lead to leg or foot amputation and heart attack or stroke
Femur: Anatomy of the Thigh Bone - Verywell Health Proximal end: This part of the femur includes the femoral head, the ball part of the ball-and-socket hip joint, the neck, and the greater trochanter The greater trochanter attaches to tendons that connect to the gluteus minimus and the gluteus medius muscles
Femoral Artery - Physiopedia The femoral artery, vein, and nerve all exist in the anterior region of the thigh known as the femoral triangle, just inferior to the inguinal ligament Within the femoral triangle, the anatomical relationship from medial to lateral is femoral vein, common femoral artery, and femoral nerve
Femur - Wikipedia The upper extremity of right femur viewed from behind and above, showing head, neck, and the greater and lesser trochanter The upper or proximal extremity (close to the torso) contains the head, neck, the two trochanters and adjacent structures [4] The upper extremity is the thinnest femoral extremity, the lower extremity is the thickest femoral extremity The head of the femur, which