To assess peripheral pulses in a patient with suspected arterial insufficiency, you palpate the dorsalis pedis artery. Between which two tendons is it felt on the dorsum of the foot?

• A Extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus ✓
• B Tibialis anterior and extensor hallucis longus
• C Extensor digitorum longus and peroneus tertius
• D Tibialis anterior and peroneus tertius

Explanation

The dorsalis pedis artery, the continuation of the anterior tibial artery, is palpated between the tendon of extensor hallucis longus medially and the tendons of extensor digitorum longus laterally, roughly at the level of the navicular. The tibialis anterior tendon lies further medially at the ankle, so option B places the pulse too far toward the midline.

Reference: Gray's Anatomy for Students, 4th ed.

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