Radial recurrent artery

Radial recurrent artery

Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint. (Radial recurrent labeled at center left.)

The radial and ulnar arteries. (Radial recurrent labeled at center left.)
Details
Source radial artery
Identifiers
Latin Arteria recurrens radialis
TA A12.2.09.028
FMA 22748

Anatomical terminology

The radial recurrent artery arises from the radial artery immediately below the elbow.

It ascends between the branches of the radial nerve, lying on the supinator muscle and then between the brachioradialis muscle and the brachialis muscle, supplying these muscles and the elbow-joint, and anastomosing with the terminal part of the profunda brachii.

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)



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