PERONEAL ARTERY
\pˈɛɹə͡ʊnə͡l ˈɑːtəɹi], \pˈɛɹəʊnəl ˈɑːtəɹi], \p_ˈɛ_ɹ_əʊ_n_əl ˈɑː_t_ə_ɹ_i]\
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Fibular, A., arises from the popliteal, and is situate deeply in the posterior and outer part of the leg. It gives off branches of little importance. Near the outer ankle, it divides into two branches. 1. The posterior peroneal, which descends behind the lower joint of the fibula, on the outer surface of the calcaneum. 2. The anterior peroneal, which crosses the inferior extremity of the interosseous ligament, to be distributed on the dorsal surface of the foot.
By Robley Dunglison
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