Radial collateral artery

Radial collateral artery

Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint. (Radial collateral branch labeled at center left.)
Details
Source profunda brachii
Identifiers
Latin arteria collateralis radialis
TA A12.2.09.024
FMA 23120

Anatomical terminology

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.

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