| Lateral superior genicular artery | |
| Latin: | arteria superior lateralis genus |
| Branchto: | Superficial branch, deep branch |
The lateral superior genicular artery is a branch of the popliteal artery that supplies a portion of the knee joint.
It passes above the lateral condyle of the femur. It runs deep to the tendon of the biceps femoris.[1]
It divides into a superficial and a deep branch; the superficial branch supplies the vastus lateralis, and anastomoses with the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex and the lateral inferior genicular arteries; the deep branch supplies the lower part of the femur and knee-joint, and forms an anastomotic arch across the front of the bone with the highest genicular and the medial inferior genicular arteries.