Smaller vessels of the leg

Other vessels of the lower limb

Arteries and veins supplying the hip, leg and foot.

What it does

Branches around the hip and knee form networks that can carry blood around a narrowed artery. Deep veins in the calf are squeezed by the calf muscles to pump blood upwards, while one-way valves stop it falling back.

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Sources

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