Acetabular branch of medial circumflex femoral artery

Acetabular branch of medial circumflex femoral artery

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Latin = ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis
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Caption = The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, anterior view. Circumflex femoral arteries labeled.


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The "acetabular branch" arises opposite the acetabular notch and enters the hip-joint beneath the transverse ligament in company with an articular branch from the obturator artery; it supplies the fat in the bottom of the acetabulum, and is continued along the ligament to the head of the femur.


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