| Descending genicular artery | |
|---|---|
|   Arteries of the thigh. The descending genicular artery is labeled as #24 | |
|   Circumpatellar anastomosis. (Highest genicular visible at upper right.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | femoral artery | 
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria descendens genus | 
| Dorlands /Elsevier | a_61/12154104 | 
| TA | A12.2.16.017 | 
| FMA | 22506 | 
| Anatomical terminology [] | |
The descending genicular artery (highest genicular artery) arises from the femoral artery just before it passes through the adductor hiatus.
It immediately divides into:
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)