Blood vessels
The sural arteries (inferior muscular arteries ) are two large branches, lateral and medial, which are distributed to the gastrocnemius , soleus , and plantaris muscles . Sural means related to the calf . The term applies to any of four or five arteries arising from the popliteal artery , with distribution to the muscles and integument of the calf, and with anastomoses to the posterior tibial , medial and lateral inferior genicular arteries .
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"SURAE | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary" . dictionary.cambridge.org .
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 633 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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The popliteal, posterior tibial, and peroneal arteries (sural arteries labeled at upper right)
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 633 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
