KROK 1 2007 – Question 113 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
After resection of the middle third of femoral artery obliterated by a thromb the lower extremity is supplied with blood due to the surgical bypass. Name an artery that plays the main role in reestablishment of blood flow:
- A. Superficial circumflex artery of hip bone
- B. Descending genicular artery
- C. Superficial epigastric artery
- D. Deep femoral artery
- E. Deep external pudendal artery
Hint
Think of the large femoral branch that arises just below the inguinal ligament and sends perforating and descending branches to anastomose with vessels around the knee.
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