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Recurrent interosseous artery: anatomy, location and function

A branch of the posterior interosseous artery running back toward the elbow. It supplies the elbow region and contributes to the elbow arterial anastomosis.

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Highlighted in the model: Recurrent 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.

Recurrent interosseous artery at a glance

What it is
A branch of the posterior interosseous artery running back toward the elbow.
Location
It arises from the posterior interosseous artery, passes behind the supinator and anconeus and anastomoses with the middle collateral artery.
Function
It supplies the elbow region and contributes to the elbow arterial anastomosis.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA268669 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Recurrent interosseous artery (FMA268669). 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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