lateral superior genicular artery lateral superior genicular artery the lateral superior genicular artery is a branch of the popliteal artery that supplies a portion of the knee joint. lateral superior genicular arterythe femoral artery. (lateral sup. genicular labeled at bottom left.)circumpatellar anastomosis. (latter superior genicular labeled at upper left, second from top.)detailsbranchessuperficial branch, deep branchidentifierslatinarteria superior lateralis genusta98a12.2.16.034ta24700fma22585anatomical terminology anatomy course and relations it passes above the lateral condyle of the femur. it runs deep to the tendon of the biceps femoris. branches it divides into a superficial and a deep branch; the superficial branch supplies the vastus lateralis, and anastomoses with the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex and the lateral inferior genicular arteries; the deep branch supplies the lower part of the femur and knee-joint, and forms an anastomotic arch across the front of the bone with the highest genicular and the medial inferior genicular arteries. additional images schema of the arteries arising from the external iliac and femoral arteries.