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dorsalis pedis artery
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Dorsalis pedis artery
In
human anatomy
, the
dorsalis pedis artery
(
dorsal artery of foot
), is a
blood vessel
of the
lower limb
that carries oxygenated blood to the
dorsal
surface of the
foot
. It arises at the anterior aspect of the ankle joint and is a continuation of the
anterior tibial artery
. It terminates at the proximal part of the first intermetatarsal space, where it divides into two branches, the
first dorsal metatarsal artery
and the
deep plantar artery
.
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