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Radial collateral artery

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Blood vessel
Radial collateral artery
Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint. (Radial collateral branch labeled at center left.)
Details
SourceProfunda brachii
Identifiers
Latinarteria collateralis radialis
TA98A12.2.09.024
TA24638
FMA23120
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

The radial collateral artery (another term for the anterior descending branch of the profunda brachii artery) is a branch of the deep brachial artery. It arises in the arm proper and anastomoses with the radial recurrent artery near the elbow.

See also

Additional images

  • Cross-section through the middle of upper arm. Cross-section through the middle of upper arm.
  • Radial collateral artery Radial collateral artery

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Arteries of the human arm
Axillary
Shoulder
before teres minor
1st part
2nd part
3rd part
Brachial
Arm
before cubital fossa
Radial artery
forearm
wrist/carpus
hand
Median artery
Ulnar artery
forearm
wrist/carpus
Arterial Arches
Dorsal carpal arch
Palmar carpal arch


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