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Middle collateral branch of deep brachial artery: anatomy, location and function

A terminal branch of the deep brachial artery (profunda brachii) in the posterior arm. It supplies the triceps and contributes to the arterial anastomosis around the elbow.

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Highlighted in the model: Middle collateral branch of deep brachial 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.

Middle collateral branch of deep brachial artery at a glance

What it is
A terminal branch of the deep brachial artery (profunda brachii) in the posterior arm.
Location
It descends in the medial head of triceps and anastomoses with the interosseous recurrent artery around the elbow.
Function
It supplies the triceps and contributes to the arterial anastomosis around the elbow.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA23125 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • The deep brachial artery divides into middle and radial collateral arteries.

Structures next to the middle collateral branch of deep brachial artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Middle collateral branch of deep brachial artery (FMA23125). 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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