Radial recurrent artery

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Radial recurrent artery
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Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint. (Radial recurrent labeled at center left.)
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The radial and ulnar arteries. (Radial recurrent labeled at center left.)
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Source radial artery
Identifiers
Latin arteria recurrens radialis
TA98 A12.2.09.028
TA2 4642
FMA 22748
Anatomical terminology

The radial recurrent artery arises from the radial artery immediately below the elbow.

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It ascends between the branches of the radial nerve, lying on the supinator muscle and then between the brachioradialis muscle and the brachialis muscle, supplying these muscles and the elbow-joint, and anastomosing with the terminal part of the profunda brachii.

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References

PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 594 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)