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Common interosseous artery
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| Artery: Common interosseous artery | |
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| Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint. | |
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| Arteries of the back of the forearm and hand. | |
| Latin | arteria interossea communis |
| Gray's | subject #152 596 |
| Source | ulnar artery |
| Branches | anterior interosseous, posterior interosseous |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_61/12154707 |
The common interosseous artery, about 1 cm. in length, arises immediately below the tuberosity of the radius.
Passing backward to the upper border of the interosseous membrane, it divides into two branches, the anterior interosseous and posterior interosseous arteries.
 Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view. |
- Common+interosseous+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
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| Axillary | scapular anastomosis - 1st part superior thoracic - 2nd part thoracoacromial (deltoid branch)- lateral thoracic - 3rd part subscapular (circumflex scapular, thoracodorsal) - anterior humeral circumflex - posterior humeral circumflex |
| Brachial | profunda brachii (radial collateral, medial collateral) - superior ulnar collateral - inferior ulnar collateral |
| Radial | forearm: radial recurrent - palmar carpal branch - superficial palmar branch wrist: dorsal carpal branch (dorsal carpal arch, dorsal metacarpal, dorsal digital) hand: princeps pollicis - radial of index finger - deep palmar arch (palmar metacarpal) |
| Ulnar | forearm: anterior ulnar recurrent - posterior ulnar recurrent - common interosseous (anterior, posterior, recurrent) wrist: palmar carpal branch - dorsal carpal branch hand: superficial palmar arch (common palmar digital, proper palmar digital) - deep palmar branch - palmar carpal arch |
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