popliteal artery 4373

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popliteal artery (pair)

Identification

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Link to the unit	popliteal artery (pair)
Links of entity	generic: popliteal artery
Entity-oriented links	Universal page Definition page
External links	TA98 FMA PubMed Radiopedia KenHub
Partonomic links	Level 2: arterial system Short Extended
	Level 3: arteries of lower limb (pair) Short Extended
	Level 4: popliteal artery (pair)
Taxonomic links	Level 2: segment of organ Short Extended
	Level 3: artery
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Non Latin primary language

Taxonomic definition

A popliteal artery is a branch of external iliac artery

] which is the direct extension of the femoral artery [arteria femoralis

] and passes behind the knee [genu] into the popliteal fossa [fossa poplitea].

Partonomy

TAH:U4374	lateral superior genicular artery (pair)
TAH:U4375	medial superior genicular artery (pair)
TAH:U4376	middle genicular artery (pair)
TAH:U4377	sural arteries of (pair)
TAH:U4378	lateral inferior genicular artery (pair)
TAH:U4379	medial inferior genicular artery (pair)
TAH:U4380	genicular anastomosis (pair)
TAH:U4381	patellar anastomosis (pair)

Total

8 children

Taxonomy

FMA:62955	anatomical entity
FMA:61775	physical entity
FMA:67165	material entity
FMA:305751	anatomical structure
FMA:67135	postnatal anatomical structure
FMA:82472	cardinal part of organ
FMA:67619	region of organ
FMA:86140	segment of organ
FMA:306412	ERR1
FMA:50722	segment of vascular hollow organ
FMA:312599	segment of blood vessel tree organ
FMA:86187	segment of arterial hollow organ
FMA:50720	artery
FMA:66464	systemic artery
FMA:69458	branch of external iliac artery
FMA:77155	popliteal artery

Date: 28.06.2023