Radial collateral artery
| Radial collateral artery | |
|---|---|
 Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint. (Radial collateral branch labeled at center left.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | profunda brachii |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria collateralis radialis |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | a_61/12153977 |
| TA | A12.2.09.024 |
| FMA | 23120 |
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.
See also
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Cross-section through the middle of upper arm.
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Radial collateral artery
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