What is the superficial femoral artery a branch of and where does it run?

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I'm studying for my gross anatomy lab exam and can't seem to find this item on my list in Netter or The Clinical Atlas of Gross Anatomy. I need to know when and what this artery branches off of and where it goes.
I'm aware what the femoral artery and deep femoral artery are, but I'm trying to figure out about the Superficial Femoral Artery. It's presented in my list of terms like it's different than the Femoral Artery. Are they the same thing?
The femoral artery is a continuation of the external iliac artery, which comes from the abdominal aorta.

The external iliac artery becomes known as the femoral artery after it passes under the inguinal ligament. For a while at this location, (the femoral triangle), it is sometimes referred to as the common femoral, because it has not yet branched.

It usually gives off a branch known as the profunda femoris artery or the deep artery of the thigh, while continuing down the thigh medial to the femur. (The profunda femoris is even closer to the femur, and is more posterior).

The femoral artery goes through the adductor hiatus (a hole in the tendon of adductor magnus), into the posterior of the knee. Passing between the condyles of the femur, it becomes the popliteal artery of the popliteal fossa.  (+ info)

What are the challenges of cerebral palsy?

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I am waiting to be a "Big Sister" in Big brothers, big sisters, and they have a possible match for me. She is a girl with cerebral palsy, and I don't know much about it. I have found info online, but it's very clinical and I just wanted some insight on the condition from real people.

Any thoughts? Anything I should know about?
Basically it is caused by damage to the part of the brain that handles your motor skills and muscle control. It really varies from person to person so its hard to say exactly what challenges someone would have though.

If her CP is more severe she might use a wheelchair or walker, and also it might be a little hard to understand her because the CP effects muscle control for talking too? Also a lot of people with cerebral palsy have this thing that makes their muscles really tense and they move involuntarily. I think thats what the other answer is talking about when she says her friend shakes. People will do stuff like shake or kick/move their arms or legs without trying, its just like signals from the brain so they can't control it?

My sister has pretty severe CP and her legs just kick a little bit back and forth constantly like 24 hrs a day. She uses a wheelchair only to get around (noo walking) and I think people who don't know her usually have a really hard time understanding her unless she talks really slow. She can't write or do much with her hands but she can drive her wheelchair and eat by herself. But also I have a friend with really mild CP and he just walks with sort of a stiff limp and has bad handwriting/fine motor skills, basically he's just a little bit klutzy/awkward when he moves. Like I said, it varies a lot? Maybe someone at Big Brothers Big Sisters could tell you a little more about her before you meet her?

Oh, also it is caused by brain damage but that doesn't always mean the person will have a mental disability too. Some people with CP will be mentally challenged and some will be average and some total geniuses.  (+ info)

How many different different types of Cerebral are there?

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The only one I know about is Cerebral Palsy.
Cerebral Aneurysm
Cerebral Anoxia
Cerebral Concussion
Cerebral Gigantism
Cerebral Hemorrage
Cerebral Ischemia
Cerebral Ischemia, transient
Cerebral Parenchymal Hemorrage
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Pseudosclerosis
Cerebral Sclerosis, diffuse
Cerebral Stroke
Cerebral Vasospasm

All are disorders and conditions rather than diseases except for the following:

Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Pseudosclerosis
Cerebral Sclerosis, diffuse

Cerebral Gigantism is a syndrome.  (+ info)

How does the temporal lobe correspond physically to the cerebral cortex?

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Is it a part of the cerebral cortex, or is the cerebral cortex inside the temporal lobe? Or are they totally unrelated?
I probably sound like an idiot to all the brain surgeons here, but I'm just a lowly eighth grader who's lost with her science fair project on memory.
Google only shows the temporal lobe; it says nothing about the cerebral cortex.
suggest you use google and enter "anatomy of the brain"  (+ info)

What is the difference between an artery and a vein?

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All the previous answers for questions related to this have been unsatisfactory.

Please take the time to enlighten me with non-wikipedia copy and pastes.

To be even more refined, I would also really like to know the difference between an artery and an arteriole, or a vein and a venule.
arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood towards the heart. Arterioles and venules are the smaller versions, like smaller branches on a tree, the further away from the trunk you go.  (+ info)

Coronary artery bypass surgery - How do they stitch the small arteries?

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It's interesting how they attach an artery to the aorta and the other end to the coronary artery. How do they attach (fuse) them those small veins together?
With very small sutures. Seriously. It can also be done under magnification.  (+ info)

What is the main cuase of ischemia and how is it linked to myocardial infarction, along with thrombosis.?

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Also with atheroma.

Im cofnused with the following terms and how they relate to cuasing myocardial infarction:
1)ischemia
2)thrombosis
3)atheroma
The buildup of atheroma or fatty plaque in the wall of the coronary artery narrows the lumen of the artery resulting in ischemia or inadequate blood flow to the heart. The atheroma may ulcerate releasing materials that cause blood to clot on the surface of the plaque. As the clot enlarges it totally obstructs the artery causing a myocardial infarction or death of cardiac tissue downstream to the obstruction.  (+ info)

How long does it typically take for a cerebral aneurysm to rupture?

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I recently had a cerebral aneurysm rupture and bleed out in my brain. After a very long surgery I am now recovering. I was curious how long it was in my brain before it ruptured?
It is true, there is no way to know. Although more than likely, it had been there a while. Aneurysms, unless caused by trauma, tend to grow fairly slowly. Some aneurysm locations in the brain can be faster than others due to differences in blood flow.  (+ info)

How common is a missing celiac artery?

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Both my father and sister do not have a celiac artery. The splenic and hepatic arteries branch directly off the aorta.
I have no idea how common it is but from what I've read it can't be healthy. Obviously your father and sister are alive so it's possible to live without it but if you read the article I've listed here you'll find that it's a very important thing to be missing.  (+ info)

After a bypass operation, what happens to the bypassed artery and associated nerves?

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When the original artery is no longer the primary artery, and the graft from the leg bypasses the original, what happens to the original bypassed artery and associated nerves. If a large section was removed for biopsy, does the original artery continue to function, or is it no longer able to. What happens to the the nerve plexus that covers the original artery? Will the nerves from the original artery be able to be attached to the vein from the leg? FYI, the bypass was from the aorta to the colon.
My thinking on this is that the original artery will cease to function as would the associated nerve plexus. The biopsy was almost 4.5 cm long.
Can anyone offer any insight to this?
Thank you so much for your responses. The actual artery was not the Aorta, but the Superior Mesenteric Artery. It had a dissected aneurysm. The SMA comes off the Aorta, but feeds blood to a number of organs, including the colon and pancreas. It is surrounded by the Vagus nerve, which is the main nerve that controls the digestive process, plus the Vagus branches to the Pancreas, as well as other organs. In the Op report, it appears the doctors tied off the ends of the SMA, so I am assuming the ends do atrophy.
If completely blocked they will atrophy. If partial flow is possible this will delay atrophy, but most probably the blockage will now hasten it bcause of the ability of the blood to flow more easily through the by-pass graft  (+ info)

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