The common interosseous artery, about 1 cm. in length, arises immediately below the
tuberosity of the radius from the
ulnar artery
The ulnar artery is the main blood vessel, with oxygenated blood, of the Human Anatomical Terms#Anatomical directions, medial aspects of the forearm. It arises from the brachial artery and terminates in the superficial palmar arch, which joins ...
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Passing backward to the upper border of the
interosseous membrane
An interosseous membrane is a thick dense fibrous sheet of connective tissue that spans the space between two bones, forming a type of syndesmosis joint.
Interosseous membranes in the human body:
* Interosseous membrane of forearm
* Interosseo ...
, it divides into two branches, the
anterior interosseous and
posterior interosseous arteries.
Additional images
File:Gray528.png, Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view.
File:Slide3MMMMM.JPG, Anterior and posterior interosseous artery
File:Slide8MMMM.JPG, Anterior interosseous artery and nerve
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Arteries of the upper limb
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