The first dorsal metatarsal artery is a small artery on the back of the foot. It runs forward on the first interosseous dorsalis muscle, and at the cleft between the great and second toes divides into two branches, one of which passes beneath the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus muscle, and is distributed to the medial border of the great toe; the other bifurcates to supply the adjoining sides of the great and second toes.

See also

  • Dorsal metatarsal arteries

References

  • Lee J, Dauber W (1997). "Anatomic study of the dorsalis pedis-first dorsal metatarsal artery". Ann Plast Surg. 38 (1): 50–5. doi:10.1097/00000637-199701000-00010. PMID 9015540. S2CID 20265776.
  • This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 637 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)



First Metatarsal Bone

Dorsal approach to the 1st metatarsal

Dorsal Metatarsal Arteries Complete Anatomy

The three different patterns of the first dorsal metacarpal artery

Dorsal metatarsal and dorsal digital arteries Arteries of the lower