Interosseous Recurrent Artery
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The interosseous recurrent artery (or recurrent interosseous artery) is an artery of the forearm which arises from the
posterior interosseous artery The posterior interosseous artery (dorsal interosseous artery) is an artery of the forearm. It is a branch of the common interosseous artery, which is a branch of the ulnar artery. Structure The posterior interosseous artery passes backward betw ...
near its origin. It ascends to the interval between the lateral epicondyle and olecranon, on or through the fibers of the
supinator In human anatomy, the supinator is a broad muscle in the posterior compartment of the forearm, curved around the upper third of the radius. Its function is to supinate the forearm. Structure Supinator consists of two planes of fibers, between whi ...
but beneath the
anconeus The anconeus muscle (or anconaeus/anconæus) is a small muscle on the posterior aspect of the elbow joint. Some consider anconeus to be a continuation of the triceps brachii muscle. Some sources consider it to be part of the posterior compartment ...
. It anastomoses with the
middle collateral artery The medial collateral artery (also known as the middle collateral artery) is a branch of profunda brachii artery that descends in the middle head of the triceps brachii and assists in forming the anastomosis with the interosseous recurrent artery a ...
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Arteries of the upper limb {{circulatory-stub