The radial collateral artery (another term for the anterior descending branch of the profunda brachii artery) is a branch of the
deep brachial artery
The deep artery of arm (also known as arteria profunda brachii and the deep brachial artery) is a large vessel which arises from the lateral and posterior part of the brachial artery, just below the lower border of the teres major.
Structure
It ...
. It arises in the arm proper and anastomoses with the
radial recurrent artery
The radial recurrent artery arises from the radial artery immediately below the elbow.
It ascends between the branches of the radial nerve, lying on the supinator muscle and then between the brachioradialis muscle and the brachialis muscle, supp ...
near the elbow.
See also
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superior ulnar collateral artery
The superior ulnar collateral artery (inferior profunda artery), of small size, arises from the brachial artery a little below the middle of the arm; it frequently springs from the upper part of the a. profunda brachii.
It pierces the medial in ...
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inferior ulnar collateral artery
The inferior ulnar collateral artery (anastomotica magna artery) is an artery in the arm. It arises about 5 cm. above the elbow from the brachial artery.
Course
It passes medialward upon the Brachialis, and piercing the medial intermuscular s ...
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medial collateral artery
Additional images
File:Gray413_color.png, Cross-section through the middle of upper arm.
File:Slide3FFFF.JPG, Radial collateral artery
External links
Arteries of the upper limb
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