Radial collateral artery

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.

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

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