Radial collateral artery

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Radial collateral artery
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Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint. (Radial collateral branch labeled at center left.)
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Source Profunda brachii
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Latin arteria collateralis radialis
TA98 A12.2.09.024
TA2 4638
FMA 23120
Anatomical terminology

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.

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