Plantar arch
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| Artery: Plantar arch | |
|---|---|
| The plantar arteries. Deep view. | |
| Latin | arcus plantaris profundus |
| Gray's | subject #162 639 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_58/12150710 |
The lateral plantar artery turns medialward to the interval between the bases of the first and second metatarsal bones, where it unites with the deep plantar branch of the dorsalis pedis artery, thus completing the plantar arch (or deep plantar arch).
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