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and dissect out its branches. Determine accurately the 

 vessels which enter into the anastomosis about the knee. 



(aa) Lateral superior artery of knee (A. genu superior lateralis) 



(0. T. superior external articular artery). 



(ab) Medial superior artery of knee (A. genu superior medialis) 



(0. T. superior internal articular artery). 



(ac) Middle artery of knee (A. genu media) (0. T. azygos ar- 



ticular artery). 



(ad) Lateral inferior artery of knee (A. genu inferior lateralis) 



(0. T. inferior external articular artery). 



(ae) Medial inferior artery of knee (A. genu inferior medialis) 



(0. T. inferior internal articular artery). 



(af) Sural arteries (Aa. surales). 



What is the rete articular e genu? What is the rete patellae? 



FIG. 53. 



A. genu sup. med. 



A. genu inf. med. 



Art. nutric. tib.---- 

 A, rec. tib. med ' 



A. tib. post. 



_A. recurrens tib. post. 



_A. tibialis post. 



A. peronaeus 



Schema of the A, poplitea, (From Poirier et Charpy, Traite d'Anat. hum., Paris, 1901, 2 eel., t. ii. 



p. 830, Fig. 448.) 



Veins. 



(a) Popliteal veins (Vv. popliteae). 



(aa) Small saphenous vein (V. saphena parva). 



(ab) Articular veins of knee (Vv. articulares genu). 



(ac) Lateral companion vein (V. comitans lateralis). 



(ad) Medial companion vein (V. comitans medialis). 



