Lower limb: Blood vessels

Product code: HC3008

  • Single Side Left or right side of a region / system / organ.

The vascular supply to the free part of the lower limb derives mainly from the femoral artery. The branching and continuity of this arterial tree is normally difficult to visualise. Knowledge of its position, branching helps explain the consequence of injury and informs safe surgical and interventional procedures. This Cast uniquely reveals the origin, position, and capacity (luminal diameter) of the blood vessels supplying the lower limb, their points of anastomosis, and their pattern of branching beyond named vessels.

  • Polymer injected arteries

  • No human tissue

  • Full aftersales support

Key features include

  • Arteries of the thigh, leg and foot.
  • Course and branching of the femoral artery, and anterior and posterior tibial arteries, down to small diameter unnamed branches.
  • Anastomoses around the knee and ankle joints.
  • Various perforator blood vessels (septal and muscular) supplying the skin.
  • Rich arterial supply to the toes and plantar heel.
  • Capacity (luminal diameter) of vessels.
  • Plantar arch and its anastomosis.
  • Position and pattern of digital artery supply to the toes.
  • Tortuosity of key vessels in regions of movement.

Possible variants or pathology (not guaranteed)

  • Amount (density) of blood vessel perfusion with coloured polymer.
  • Branching pattern of arteries.
  • Blood vessel tortuosity.
  • Position or presence of anastomoses to the plantar arch.
  • Stenosis (reduced diameter) of arteries.
  • Occluded (discontinuous) smaller vessels.

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