522 ARTERIES. 



Superficial external puclic. 

 Deep external pudic. 



{External circumflex. 

 Internal circumflex. 

 Three perforating. 

 Muscular. 

 Anastomotica magna. 



The superficial epigastric arises from the femoral, about half an inch below 

 Poupart's ligament, and, passing through the saphenous opening in the fascia 

 lata, ascends on to the abdomen, in the superficial fascia covering the external 

 oblique muscle, nearly as high as the umbilicus. It distributes branches to the 

 inguinal glands, the superficial fascia, and the integument, anastomosing with 

 branches of the deep epigastric and internal mammary arteries. 



The superficial circumflex iliac, the smallest of the cutaneous branches, arises 

 close to the preceding, and, piercing the fascia lata, runs outwards, parallel with 

 Poupart's ligament, as far as the crest of the ilium, dividing into branches which 

 supply the integument of the groin, the superficial fascia, and inguinal glands, 

 anastomosing with the circumflex iliac, and with the gluteal and external cir- 

 cumflex arteries. 



The superficial external pudic (superior) arises from the inner side of the 

 femoral artery, close to the preceding vessels, and, after piercing the fascia lat:i 

 at the saphenous opening, passes inwards, across the spermatic cord, to be dis- 

 tributed to the integument on the lower part of the abdomen, and of the penis 

 and scrotum in the male, and to the labia in the female, anastomosing with 

 branches of the internal pudic. 



The deep external pudic (inferior), more deeply seated than the preceding, 

 passes inwards on the Pectineus muscle, covered by the fascia lata, which it 

 pierces opposite the ramus of the pubes, its branches being distributed, in the 

 male, to the integument of the scrotum and perineum, and in the female, to the 

 labium, anastomosing with branches of the superficial perineal artery. 



The Profunda Femoris (deep femoral artery) nearly equals the size of the 

 superficial femoral. It arises from the outer and back part of the femoral 

 artery, from one to two inches below Poupart's ligament. It at first lies on the 

 outer side of the superficial femoral, and then passes beneath it and the femoral 

 vein to the inner side of the femur, and terminates at the lower third of the 

 thigh in a small branch, which pierces the Adductor Magnus, to be distributed 

 to the flexor muscles on the back of the thigh, anastomosing with branches of 

 the popliteal and inferior perforating arteries. 



Relations. Behind, it lies first upon the Iliacus, and then on the Adductor 

 Brevis and Adductor Magnus muscles. In front, it is separated from the femoral 

 artery, above by the femoral and profunda veins, and below by the Adductor 

 Longus. On its outer side, the origin of the Vastus Interims separates it from 

 the femur. 



PLAN OF THE RELATIONS OF THE PROFUNDA ARTERY. 



//' front. 



Femoral nnd profunda veins. 

 Adductor Lonirus. 



Outi-r st'ih: 

 Vastus 





1}' hi ml. 

 Iliac us. 



Adductor Brevis. 

 Adductor Majruus. 



