Anterior ulnar recurrent artery
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Anterior ulnar recurrent artery
| Artery: Anterior ulnar recurrent artery | |
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| Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint. (Anterior ulnar recurrent labeled at center right.) | |
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| Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view. (Anterior ulnar recurrent labeled at center right.) | |
| Latin | ramus anterior arteriae recurrentis ulnaris |
| Gray's | subject #152 596 |
| Source | ulnar artery |
| Branches | inferior ulnar collateral artery |
The anterior ulnar recurrent artery arises immediately below the elbow-joint, runs upward between the Brachialis and Pronator teres, supplies twigs to those muscles, and, in front of the medial epicondyle, anastomoses with the superior and inferior ulnar collateral arteries.
External links
- lesson4arteriesofarm at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- lesson4artofforearm at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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