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 deep brachial artery) is a large artery of the arm which arises from the brachial artery. It descends in the arm before ending by anastomosing with the radial recurrent artery.
Structure
Origin
The deep ...
. It arises in the arm proper and anastomoses with the
radial recurrent artery near the elbow.
See also
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superior ulnar collateral artery
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inferior ulnar collateral artery
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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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