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Arteries of the Upper Extremity
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12/03/2010

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Term
Axillary
Definition
Passes underneath the armpit, carries blood to the arm.
Term
brachial
Definition
Enters the upper arm region.
Term
deltoid branch
Definition
Supplies the deltoid muscle
Term
humeral circumflex
Definition
there is both a poterior and anterior humeral circumflex artery, wrapped around the humerus.
Term
Deep brachial
Definition
Both the deep brachial and superficial brachial arteries are branches of the brachial artery. they supply blood to the arm.
Term
ulnar collateral
Definition
there are both superior and inferior ulnar collateral arteries. They are branches of the brachial artery. they supply blood to the triceps and elbow.
Term
medial collateral
Definition
This is a branch of the deep brachial artery and also supplies the triceps muscle and elbow joind
Term
radial collateral
Definition
also a branch of the deep brachial artery, the radial collateral supplies the brachioradialis and brachialis muscles.
Term
ulnar recurrent
Definition
There are both posterior and anterior branches of the ulnar recurrent artery. These supply the elbowjoint region.
Term
interosseous
Definition
There are several interosseous arteries, including the common interosseous, posterior interosseos, anterior interosseous, and reccurrent interosseous. They distribute blood to various places within the arm. the word means "between bones."
Term
radial
Definition
This is a fairly major artery off of the brachial artery. It suppliies blood to the forearm, wrist, and hand,.
Term
ulnar
Definition
Also, a fairly major artery off of the brachial artery, which distributes blood to the forearm, wrist, and hand.
Term
dorsal carpal branch of ulnar
Definition
the name describes a specific branch of the ulnar artery. Yo already are familar with dorsal and carpal, so you should be able to figure out where the blood supply goes.
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superficial palmar branch of radial
Definition
this name is self-descriptive.
Term
palmar arch
Definition
There are both deep and superficial palmar arches, which supply the hand and specifically the palm.
Term
metacarpals
Definition
there are both palmar and dorsal metacarpal arteries. These supply the metacarpals
Term
common palmar digitals
Definition
This artery and the followig two arteries all supply the digits (fingers).
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