Common interosseous artery
| Artery: Common interosseous artery | |
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| Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint. | |
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| 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 |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The common interosseous artery, about 1 cm. in length, arises immediately below the tuberosity of the radius.
Passing backward to the upper border of the interosseous membrane, it divides into two branches, the anterior interosseous and posterior interosseous arteries.
Additional images
Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view.
External links
- Common+interosseous+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
List of arteries of upper limbs | |
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| Axillary | scapular anastomosis - 1st part superior thoracic - 2nd part thoracoacromial (deltoid branch) - lateral thoracic - 3rd part subscapular (circumflex scapular, thoracodorsal) - anterior humeral circumflex - posterior humeral circumflex |
| Brachial | profunda brachii (radial collateral, medial collateral) - ulnar collateral artery (superior, inferior) |
| Radial | forearm: radial recurrent
wrist/carpus: dorsal carpal branch - palmar carpal branch hand: superficial palmar branch - princeps pollicis (radial of index finger) |
| 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)
superficial palmar arch: common palmar digital (proper palmar digital) deep palmar arch: palmar metacarpal |
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