Which of the following is incorrect pertaining to the dorsalis pedis artery?

A) The absence of the dorsalis pedis pulse in an otherwise healthy adult suggests an enlargement of the patient's perforating fibular artery.
B) It enters the foot superficial to the extensor retinaculum.
C) It supplements the arterial supply to the plantar surface of the foot.
D) It gives rise to the arcuate artery.
E) It runs between the extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus tendons on the dorsum of the foot.


Ans: B

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