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{{Infobox Artery |
  Name        = {{PAGENAME}} |
  Latin       = arteria arcuata pedis |
  GraySubject = 161 |
  GrayPage    = 637 |
  Image       = Gray553.png |
  Caption     = [[Anterior tibial artery]], [[dorsalis pedis artery]] and the muscles and bones of the leg - anterior view. (Arcuate very faintly labeled at bottom center.) |
  Width       = 200 |
  Image2      = |
  Caption2    = |
  BranchFrom  = [[arteria dorsalis pedis]] |
  BranchTo    = |
  Vein        = [[dorsal venous arch of the foot]] |
  Supplies    = |
  MeshName    = |
  MeshNumber  = |
  DorlandsPre = a_61 |
  DorlandsSuf = 12153476  |
}}

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The '''arcuate artery of the foot''' ('''metatarsal artery''') arises a little anterior to the [[lateral tarsal artery]]; it passes lateralward, over the bases of the [[metatarsal]] bones, beneath the tendons of the [[Extensor digitorum brevis]], its direction being influenced by its point of origin; and its anastomoses with the lateral tarsal and lateral plantar arteries. 

This vessel gives off the second, third, and fourth [[dorsal metatarsal arteries]].

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{{Arteries of lower limbs}}

[[Category:Arteries]]
[[Category:Anatomy]]
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