Common interosseous artery

Common interosseous artery
Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint.
Arteries of the back of the forearm and hand.
Details
Latin	arteria interossea communis
Source	ulnar artery
Branches	anterior interosseous, posterior interosseous
Identifiers
Gray's	p.596
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_61/12154707
TA	A12.2.09.047
FMA	22806
Anatomical terminology

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.

Additional images

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

Common+interosseous+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
lesson4artofforearm at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)

Arteries of the human arm

Shoulder

Before split	profunda brachii radial collateral medial collateral ulnar collateral superior inferior

Radial	forearm: radial recurrent wrist/carpus: dorsal carpal branch palmar carpal branch hand: superficial palmar branch princeps pollicis radialis indices artery

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

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