Radial collateral artery

Radial collateral artery
Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint. (Radial collateral branch labeled at center left.)
Details
Source	Profunda brachii
Identifiers
Latin	arteria collateralis radialis
TA98	A12.2.09.024
TA2	4638
FMA	23120
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The radial collateral artery (another term for the anterior descending branch of the profunda brachii artery) is a branch of the deep brachial artery. It arises in the arm proper and anastomoses with the radial recurrent artery near the elbow.

Additional images

Cross-section through the middle of upper arm.
Radial collateral artery

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Arteries of the human arm

Axillary

Shoulder
before teres minor

1st part	Superior thoracic artery
2nd part	Thoracoacromial artery pectoral branch acromial branch clavicular branch deltoid branch Lateral thoracic artery
3rd part	Subscapular artery scapular anastomosis circumflex scapular artery thoracodorsal artery anterior humeral circumflex artery posterior humeral circumflex artery

Brachial

Arm
before cubital fossa

profunda brachii
- radial collateral
- medial collateral
ulnar collateral
- superior
- inferior

Radial artery

forearm	radial recurrent
wrist/carpus	Dorsal carpal branch dorsal carpal arch Palmar carpal branch deep palmar arch
hand	Superficial palmar branch princeps pollicis radialis indicis artery superficial palmar arch

Median artery

median artery

Ulnar artery

forearm	ulnar recurrent anterior posterior common interosseous anterior posterior interosseous recurrent
wrist/carpus	Dorsal carpal branch dorsal carpal arch Palmar carpal branch superficial palmar arch

Arterial Arches

Dorsal carpal arch	dorsal metacarpal dorsal digital
Palmar carpal arch	superficial palmar arch common palmar digital proper palmar digital deep palmar arch palmar metacarpal