584 THE BLOOD-VASCULAR SYSTEM. 



The azygos articular is a small branch arising from the popliteal artery oppo- 



-Rural arteries. 



Inferior 

 external 

 articular. 



Anterior 



tibial 

 recurrent. 



/Inferior internal 

 articular. 



-Anterior peroneal. 



Anterior peroneal. W-H 



^Communicating. 



FIG. 320. The popliteal, posterior tibial, and 

 peroneal arteries. 



FIG. 321. Surgical anatomy of the anterior tibial 

 and dorsalis pedis arteries. 



site the bend of the knee-joint. It pierces the posterior ligament, and supplies the 

 ligaments and synovial membrane in the interior of the articulation. 



