What Is the Femoral Artery?

The femoral artery is like a superhighway taking oxygen-rich blood from the heart to each leg. It is among the body's largest arteries, about the width of an index finger.

SOURCE: Society for Vascular Surgery; Mary Pat McKay and Fahim Habib, via Associated Press. | BY BONNIE BERKOWITZ AND TODD LINDEMAN - The Washington Post - November 28, 2007

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