Homo sapiens posterior tibial artery http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Gray1247.png NCIT:C12826 Wikipedia:Posterior_tibial_artery UMLS:C0086835 EMAPA:37110 MA:0002575 arteria tibialis posterior SCTID:181358001 UBERON:0001538 The posterior tibial artery of the lower limb carries blood to the posterior compartment of the leg and plantar surface of the foot, from the popliteal artery. It is accompanied by a deep vein, the posterior tibial vein, along its course. [WP,unvetted]. FMA:43895 tibial artery