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Anterior ulnar recurrent artery: anatomy, location and function

The anterior ulnar recurrent artery is a small branch of the ulnar artery that supplies the elbow. It supplies the muscles and elbow joint near the medial epicondyle.

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Highlighted in the model: Anterior ulnar recurrent artery. Click any part to read about it, or switch off “Highlight topic” to see the whole body. 3D data: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0; meshes simplified and recoloured. The model is an adult male.

Anterior ulnar recurrent artery at a glance

What it is
The anterior ulnar recurrent artery is a small branch of the ulnar artery that supplies the elbow.
Location
It arises from the ulnar artery just below the elbow, ascends between brachialis and pronator teres, and anastomoses with the inferior ulnar collateral artery in front of the medial epicondyle.
Function
It supplies the muscles and elbow joint near the medial epicondyle.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA22802 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • It takes part in the arterial network around the elbow.

Structures next to the anterior ulnar recurrent artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Anterior ulnar recurrent artery (FMA22802). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
  2. OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
  3. Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.

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