The radial recurrent artery arises from the
radial artery immediately below the
elbow.
It ascends between the branches of the
radial nerve
The radial nerve is a nerve in the human body that supplies the posterior portion of the upper limb. It innervates the medial and lateral heads of the triceps brachii muscle of the arm, as well as all 12 muscles in the posterior osteofascial comp ...
, lying on the
supinator muscle
In human anatomy, the supinator is a broad muscle in the posterior compartment of the forearm, curved around the upper third of the radius. Its function is to supinate the forearm.
Structure
Supinator consists of two planes of fibers, between whi ...
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.
Additional images
File:Slide1MMMM.JPG, Radial recurrent artery
File:Slide4PPPP.JPG, Radial recurrent artery
File:Slide9PPPP.JPG, Radial recurrent artery
References
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Arteries of the upper limb
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