| Artery: Common interosseous artery | |
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| Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint. | |
| Arteries of the back of the forearm and hand. | |
| Latin | arteria interossea communis |
| Gray's | subject #152 596 |
| Source | ulnar artery |
| Branches | anterior interosseous, posterior interosseous |
The common interosseous artery, about 1 cm. in length, arises immediately below the tuberosity of the radius from the Ulnar artery.
Passing backward to the upper border of the interosseous membrane, it divides into two branches, the anterior interosseous and posterior interosseous arteries.
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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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.