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Radial recurrent artery: anatomy, location and function

A branch of the radial artery that ascends toward the elbow. It supplies the elbow joint and adjacent muscles.

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Highlighted in the model: Radial 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.

Radial recurrent artery at a glance

What it is
A branch of the radial artery that ascends toward the elbow.
Location
It arises near the origin of the radial artery and ascends between the branches of the radial nerve to anastomose with the radial collateral artery.
Function
It supplies the elbow joint and adjacent muscles.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA22766 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Structures next to the radial recurrent artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Radial recurrent artery (FMA22766). 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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