Fibular artery
In anatomy, the fibular artery, also known as the peroneal artery, supplies blood to the lateral compartment of the leg. It arises from the tibial-fibular trunk.
| Fibular artery | |
|---|---|
Posterior view of the arteries of the lower limb, showing fibular artery and its source, the tibial-fibular trunk. The perforating branch of fibular artery is also shown. | |
Cross-section through middle of leg. (Fibular artery labeled as Peroneal at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | usually tibial-fibular trunk, occasionally popliteal artery |
| Branches | communicating branch (to the anterior tibial artery) and the perforating branch (to the posterior tibial artery) |
| Vein | Fibular vein |
| Supplies | lateral compartment of the leg |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria fibularis, arteria peronea |
| TA98 | A12.2.16.071 |
| TA2 | 4727 |
| FMA | 43921 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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