femoral artery
Major leg artery
The femoral artery is the main blood vessel supplying the thigh and leg.
It runs from the groin down the inner thigh, where it can be felt as a pulse point.
Because of its size and accessibility, the femoral artery is used for cardiac catheterization and other medical procedures—but also makes the inner thigh a site of life-threatening bleeding from stab or gunshot wounds.
Of the pelvis
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- groinHip-thigh junction
- thighLeg between hip, knee
- quadricepsFour-part thigh muscle
Medical tube insertion procedure
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
grafting · revascularization · ligation · suture · hemostasis · incision · vascular surgeon · sheath
Profuse discharge of blood
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
blood loss · compression · blunt force · gunshot wound · stab wound · emergency · exsanguination · damage control
Light output measure
- intimaArtery's innermost layer
- mediaInformation distribution channels
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
stenosis · occlusion · plaque · collateral · anastomosis · vasodilation · vasoconstriction · perfusion
Medical examination by touch
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- dopplerFrequency change from motion
- vital signsMeasurable life indicators
blood pressure · perfusion · pulse point · thready · bounding
iliac
Of the pelvis
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- groinHip-thigh junction
- thighLeg between hip, knee
quadriceps · adductor · sartorius · popliteal · saphenous
catheterization
Medical tube insertion procedure
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
bypass · grafting · revascularization · ligation · suture · hemostasis · incision · vascular surgeon · sheath · guidewire
hemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
shock · blood loss · compression · blunt force · gunshot wound · stab wound · emergency · exsanguination · damage control
lumen
Light output measure
- intimaArtery's innermost layer
- mediaInformation distribution channels
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
atherosclerosis · stenosis · occlusion · plaque · collateral · anastomosis · vasodilation · vasoconstriction · perfusion · bloodflow
palpation
Medical examination by touch
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- dopplerFrequency change from motion
vital signs · blood pressure · perfusion · pulse point · thready · bounding
- Circulatory Systemheart rate, blood, veins, capillary, blood vessel
- arteriesaorta, coronary, brachial, carotid, aortic arch
- blood vesselsvein, veins, capillaries, capillary, aorta
- circulationblood, circulation, veins, bloodstream, cardiac
- Leg Vesselssaphenous vein
- thigh anatomythigh bone, quadriceps, hamstrings, thigh, sartorius
femoral arterycarotid artery
Main neck blood vessel
subclavian artery · coronary artery · radial artery · pulmonary artery · aorta