Homo sapiens anterior tibial artery http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Gray1247.png SCTID:181357006 EMAPA:37071 UBERON:0001537 arteria tibialis anterior Wikipedia:Anterior_tibial_artery UMLS:C0085816 FMA:43894 MA:0002574 The anterior tibial artery of the lower limb carries blood to the anterior compartment of the leg and dorsal surface of the foot, from the popliteal artery. It is accompanied by a deep vein, the anterior tibial vein, along its course. It crosses the anterior aspect of the ankle joint, at which point it becomes the dorsalis pedis artery. [WP,unvetted]. NCIT:C12825 posterior tibial artery tibial artery