Femoral artery

Picture showing the location of the femoral artery

The femoral artery is the large artery that takes oxygen rich blood to a human's legs. Coming from the heart the blood flows along the iliac artery which then divides into the two (bifurcates) femoral arteries, to supply blood to each leg.^[1] The artery is very close to the surface where it passes through the groin.

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↑ "Femoral Artery". Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 27 December 2011. Check date values in: |year= (help)

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[1] "Femoral Artery". Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 27 December 2011. Check date values in: |year= (help)

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