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** '''Lateral circumflex femoral a.''' - branches off with the superficial circumflex; it supplies the quadriceps, tensor fascia lata, the superficial and middle gluteals, and the hip joint capsule.
 
** '''Lateral circumflex femoral a.''' - branches off with the superficial circumflex; it supplies the quadriceps, tensor fascia lata, the superficial and middle gluteals, and the hip joint capsule.
 
** '''Proximal caudal femoral a.''' - branches off at the mid-thigh region and supplies the pectineus, adductor muscles and gracilis.  
 
** '''Proximal caudal femoral a.''' - branches off at the mid-thigh region and supplies the pectineus, adductor muscles and gracilis.  
** '''Saphenous a.''' - arises proximal to the stifle and supplies the skin on the medial aspect of the stifle. It branches into a cranial and caudal branch. This artery and is vessels lie very superficially.
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** '''Saphenous a.''' - arises proximal to the stifle and supplies the skin on the medial aspect of the stifle. It branches into a cranial and caudal branch. This artery and is vessels lie very superficially. The cranial branch gives rise to the '''dorsal common digital arteries''' and the caudal gives rise to the '''plantar common digital arteries'''; both of which supplie the foot.  
 
** '''Descending genincular a.''' - supplies the medial surface of the stifle.
 
** '''Descending genincular a.''' - supplies the medial surface of the stifle.
 
** '''Middle caudal femoral a.''' - supplies the distal parts of the adductor and semimembranosus muscles.
 
** '''Middle caudal femoral a.''' - supplies the distal parts of the adductor and semimembranosus muscles.
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* '''Popliteal a.'''
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* '''Popliteal a.''' - supplies the stifle, gastrocnemius, popliteal muscle and terminates by branching into the cranial and caudal tibial arteries.
** '''Cranial tibial a.'''
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** '''Cranial tibial a.''' - supplies the peroneus longus, long digital extensor and cranial tibial muscles.
*** '''Dorsal Pedal a.'''
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*** '''Dorsal Pedal a.''' - a continuation of the cranial tibial artery, it runs over the flexor surface of the tarsus and supplies the tarsus.
**** '''Arcuate a.'''
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**** '''Arcuate a.''' - the main blood supply to the foot.
***** '''Dorsal metatarsal aa.'''
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***** '''Dorsal metatarsal aa.''' - supplies the paw dorsally.
****** '''Perforating branch'''
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****** '''Perforating branch''' - this anastomoses with the caudal branch of the saphenous artery and contribute to the plantar metatarsal arteries that supply the digits.
** '''Caudal tibial a.'''
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** '''Caudal tibial a.''' - a small branch that lies in the interosseous space between the tibia and fibula.
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