Radial collateral artery

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Artery: Radial collateral artery
Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint. (Radial collateral branch labeled at center left.)
Latin	arteria collateralis radialis
Gray's	subject #150 591
Source	profunda brachii
Dorlands / Elsevier	a_61/12153977

The radial collateral 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.

[edit] See also

• superior ulnar collateral artery
• inferior ulnar collateral artery
• medial collateral artery

[edit] Additional images

Cross-section through the middle of upper arm.

[edit] External links

• Radial+collateral+artery at eMedicine Dictionary

v • d • e List of arteries of upper limbs Axillary scapular anastomosis - 1st part superior thoracic - 2nd part thoracoacromial (deltoid branch) - lateral thoracic - 3rd part subscapular (circumflex scapular, thoracodorsal) - anterior humeral circumflex - posterior humeral circumflex Brachial profunda brachii (radial collateral, medial collateral) - ulnar collateral artery (superior, inferior) Radial forearm: radial recurrent wrist/carpus: dorsal carpal branch - palmar carpal branch hand: superficial palmar branch - princeps pollicis (radial of index finger) Ulnar forearm: ulnar recurrent (anterior, posterior) - common interosseous (anterior, posterior, recurrent) wrist/carpus: dorsal carpal branch - palmar carpal branch hand: deep palmar branch Arches dorsal carpal arch: dorsal metacarpal (dorsal digital) palmar carpal arch superficial palmar arch: common palmar digital (proper palmar digital) deep palmar arch: palmar metacarpal