acetabular branch of medial circumflex femoral artery acetabular branch of medial circumflex femoral artery the acetabular branch is an artery in the hip that arises from the medial circumflex femoral artery opposite the acetabular notch and enters the hip-joint beneath the transverse ligament in company with an articular branch from the obturator artery. it supplies the fat in the bottom of the acetabulum, and is continued along the ligament to the head of the femur. acetabular branchthe profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, frontal view (circumflex femoral arteries labeled)detailssourcemedial circumflex femoral arteryidentifierslatinramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialista98a12.2.16.024 a12.2.15.010ta24689fma20813anatomical terminology