Inferior ulnar collateral artery at a glance
- What it is
- The inferior ulnar collateral artery is a branch of the brachial artery that supplies the elbow.
- Location
- It arises from the brachial artery about 5 cm above the elbow and passes in front of the medial epicondyle to anastomose with the anterior ulnar recurrent artery. A branch passes behind the epicondyle to join the posterior ulnar recurrent artery.
- Function
- It supplies the elbow region.
- Body system
- Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA22713 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Structures next to the inferior ulnar collateral artery
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Median cubital vein · cardiovascular
- Cephalic vein · cardiovascular
- Posterior ulnar recurrent artery · cardiovascular
- Superior ulnar collateral artery · cardiovascular
- Basilic vein · cardiovascular
- Middle collateral branch of deep brachial artery · cardiovascular
- Anterior ulnar recurrent artery · cardiovascular
- Radial recurrent artery · cardiovascular
- Recurrent interosseous artery · cardiovascular
- Brachialis · muscular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Inferior ulnar collateral artery (FMA22713). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
- OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
- 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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