Clean the branches of the femoral artery as seen in this
dissection. Recall that the pectineus m. and the
illiopsoas m. form the "floor" of the femoral triangle.
The deep femoral artery typically branches off within the femoral triangle.
A closer view shows the medial
femoral circumflex artery and the lateral femoral circumflex a. branching from the
deep femoral a. HINT: The medial femoral circumflex a. can be identified as it dives deep between the iliopsoas
and pectineus muscle. The lateral femoral circumflex has a descending branch
that follows the lateral border of the rectus femoris muscle inferiorly. NOTE: Branches of these arteries are important anastomoses around the
hip and knee joint so study them.
