17+ Anterior And Posterior Tibial Artery Anatomy Gallery. The anterior tibial artery of the leg carries blood to the anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the foot, from the popliteal artery. It descends on the deep muscles of the leg and is covered by the.
It branches off from the popliteal artery and delivers freshly oxygenated blood to the leg's posterior compartment and the bottom portion of the foot.
553) commences at the bifurcation of the popliteal, at the lower border of the popliteus, passes forward between the two heads of the tibialis posterior, and through the aperture above the upper border of the interosseous membrane, to the deep part of the front of the leg. The anterior tibial artery passes from the posterior popliteal fossa to the anterior leg through an opening in the interosseous membrane between the tibia and fibula. The anterior tibial artery (fig. 553) commences at the bifurcation of the popliteal, at the lower border of the popliteus, passes forward between the two heads of the tibialis posterior, and through the aperture above the upper border of the interosseous membrane, to the deep part of the front of the leg.
