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Posterior ulnar recurrent artery: anatomy, location and function

A branch of the ulnar artery that ascends behind the medial epicondyle. It supplies the elbow joint and muscles and contributes to the elbow anastomosis.

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Highlighted in the model: Posterior 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.

Posterior ulnar recurrent artery at a glance

What it is
A branch of the ulnar artery that ascends behind the medial epicondyle.
Location
It arises from the ulnar artery just below the elbow, passes between flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus and ascends with the ulnar nerve.
Function
It supplies the elbow joint and muscles and contributes to the elbow anastomosis.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA22805 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Posterior ulnar recurrent artery (FMA22805). 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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