(ahrk'yū-ăt ahr'tĕr-ē fut in-kon'stănt) Origin, dorsalis pedis; branches, passes laterally dorsal to the bases of the metatarsals, giving rise to the second, third, and fourth dorsal metatarsal arteries at the level of the medial cuneiform bone. Synonym(s): arteria arcuata [TA] .