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  2. Femoral Artery: Location and Anatomy - Cleveland Clinic

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    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. The function of the femoral artery and its branches is to supply your lower body with blood.

  3. Femoral artery - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Femoral Artery: Function, Location, Health Problems, and More

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    The femoral artery is tasked with delivering blood to your lower limbs. This artery begins near your groin, in your upper thigh, and follows down your leg to the back of your knee....

  5. Femoral artery: Anatomy and branches - Kenhub

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    The femoral artery is a continuation of the external iliac artery and constitutes the major blood supply to the lower limb. In the thigh, the femoral artery passes through the femoral triangle, a wedge-shaped depression formed by muscles in the upper thigh.

  6. Femoral Artery: What is it, Anatomy, and Function - Healthline

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    The femoral artery is one of the major arteries in the human body. Its primary function is to supply blood to the lower section of the body.

  7. Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb: Femoral Artery

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    The femoral artery is a large blood vessel that provides oxygenated blood to lower extremity structures and in part to the lower anterior abdominal wall. The common femoral artery arises as a continuation of the external iliac artery after it passes under the inguinal ligament.

  8. The femoral artery is located relatively superficially in the femoral triangle, making it accessible for palpation. The femoral pulse can be easily felt just below the inguinal ligament, halfway between the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubic symphysis. This is a key site for assessing arterial blood flow to the lower limb.

  9. Arteries of the Lower Limb - Thigh - Leg - TeachMeAnatomy

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    The main artery of the lower limb is femoral artery. It is a continuation of the external iliac artery (terminal branch of the abdominal aorta). The external iliac becomes the femoral artery when it crosses under the inguinal ligament and enters the femoral triangle.

  10. Femoral Artery - Physiopedia

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    The femoral artery is a large vessel that provides oxygenated blood to lower extremity structures and in part to the anterior abdominal wall. 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.

  11. Femoral Artery: Location, Function, and Anatomy - Healthgrades

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    The femoral artery is a large artery in the thigh that starts near the groin and travels down the leg to the knee. The femoral artery provides oxygenated blood to the lower body. This article describes the location and function of the femoral artery and the structure of arteries.