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Common interosseous artery: anatomy, location and function

The common interosseous artery is a short branch of the ulnar artery in the forearm. It supplies the deep forearm muscles and the bones through its branches.

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Highlighted in the model: Common interosseous 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.

Common interosseous artery at a glance

What it is
The common interosseous artery is a short branch of the ulnar artery in the forearm.
Location
It arises from the ulnar artery in the lower cubital fossa, runs about 1 cm and divides into anterior and posterior interosseous arteries.
Function
It supplies the deep forearm muscles and the bones through its branches.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA22808 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Common interosseous artery (FMA22808). 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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