Superior ulnar collateral artery at a glance
- What it is
- A branch of the brachial artery in the arm.
- Location
- It arises from the brachial artery near mid-arm, accompanies the ulnar nerve behind the medial epicondyle and anastomoses with the posterior ulnar recurrent artery.
- Function
- It supplies the elbow region.
- Body system
- Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA22707 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Structures next to the superior ulnar collateral artery
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Inferior ulnar collateral artery · cardiovascular
- Middle collateral branch of deep brachial artery · cardiovascular
- Brachialis · muscular
- Median cubital vein · cardiovascular
- Cephalic vein · cardiovascular
- Posterior ulnar recurrent artery · cardiovascular
- Medial head of triceps brachii · muscular
- Radial recurrent artery · cardiovascular
- Brachial artery · cardiovascular
- Deep brachial artery · cardiovascular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Superior ulnar collateral artery (FMA22707). 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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