The anterior lateral malleolar artery (lateral anterior malleolar artery, external malleolar artery) is an artery in the ankle.
| Anterior lateral malleolar artery | |
|---|---|
 Anterior tibial and dorsalis pedis arteries (anterior lateral malleolar arterylabeled at bottom left.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | Anterior tibial artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria malleolaris anterior lateralis |
| TA98 | A12.2.16.045 |
| TA2 | 4711 |
| FMA | 43904 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The anterior lateral malleolar artery is a branch of the anterior tibial artery. It passes beneath the tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and fibularis tertius and supplies the lateral side of the ankle. It forms anastomoses[broken anchor] with the perforating branch of the fibular artery, and with ascending twigs from the lateral tarsal artery.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 635 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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