Blood Vessels of Forearm 23

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BLOODBLOODVESSELS OFVESSELS OF

FOREARMFOREARM


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ARTERIES OFTHE FOREARM

Radial artery Ulnar artery


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Radial arteryRadial artery

Smaller terminal branch ofSmaller terminal branch ofthe brachial arterythe brachial artery

Extends from the neck ofExtends from the neck ofthe radi sthe radi s


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!o rse of the artery!o rse of the art

ery

In the forearm

Extends do"n"ards "ith thelateral con#exity from itsori$in to the front of styloid%rocess of radi s

&ea#es the c bital fossa

o#erla%%ed by thebrachioradialis m scle

In rest of its co rse itinter#enes bet"een tendons of

'rachioradialis(Flexor car%iradialis m scle


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At the wrist

)inds dorsally nder thetendon of abd ctor %ollicislon$ s*extensor %ollicisbre#is*crosses theanatomical sn ff boxEnters the first dorsalinterossei*crossed by thetendon of extensor %ollicislon$ s


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In the hand

A%%ears in the %almbet"een the t"o

heads of add ctor%ollicisAnastomoses "ith

the dee% branch oflnar artery tocom%lete the dee%%almar arch


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RE&ATIO+S

In front'rachioradialis in

%%er %artSkin (s %erficialfascia in the lo"er%art


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'ehind ,bed forthe artery-

Tendon of bice%s

S %inator.ronator teresFlexor di$itori ms %erficialisFlexor %ollicis lon$ s.ronator / adrat s&o"er end of radi s


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&ateral

'rachioradialisS %erficial branch ofradial ner#e

Medial .ronator teresFlexor car%i radialis


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'ranches in theforearm ( hand

Radial rec rrent arteryM sc lar branches.almar car%al branch0orsal car%al branchS %erficial %almar branch

First dorsal metacar%alarteryArteria %rince%s %ollicisArteria radialis indicis


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Radial rec rrent artery 1anastomoses "ith radial collateral branchof .rof nda brachii in front of lateral e%icondyle of h mer s

M sc lar branches 1s %%ly ad2acent m scles .almar car%al branch 1anastomoses "ith %almar car%al branch of

lnar artery in front of car%al bones 0orsal car%al branch 1anastomoses "ith dorsal car%al branch of

lnar artery S %erficial %almar branch 1com%letes the s %erficial %almar arch

formed by the lnar artery in the %alm First dorsal metacar%al artery 1s %%lies the ad2acent sides of

the th mb(index fin$er on the dors m

Arteria %rince%s %ollicis1s %%lies the add2acent sides of theth mb($i#es a n trient artery to first metacar%al Arteria radialis indicis1s %%lies the radial side of the index fin$er


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Clinical anatomy

. lsation of the radial artery is felt a$ainst thelo"er end of the radi s to meas re the % lse rate A13 fist la is done bet"een the radial artery andce%alic #ein in %atient "ho nder $o dialysis on re$ larbasis,cimini4s fist la-Allen4s test1to see for %atency of artery


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Ulnar arteryUlnar artery

&ar$est terminalbranch of thebrachial artery

Main arterial tr nkthat s %%lies theforearm

5i#en at the neck ofthe radi s in thec bital fossa


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In the hand

0i#ides intos %erficial (dee%branch to form%almar arches


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Behind'rachialisFlexor di$itor m %rof nd s

Medial Ulnar ner#e

LateralFlexor di$itor m s %erficialis


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Branches

Anterior lnarrec rrent artery

.osterior lnarrec rrent artery!ommon interosse sartery.almar (dorsal car%albranchM sc lar branches


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Anterior lnar rec rrent artery 6anastomoses "ithinferior lnar collateral artery in front of the mediale%icondyle

.osterior lnar rec rrent artery 1anastomoses "iththe s %erior lnar collateral artery behind the mediale%icondyle

!ommon interosse s artery 1di#ides into anterior(%osterior interosse s artery to s %%ly the forearm

.almar car%al artery 1forms anterior car%al arch "ithbranch of radial artery

0orsal car%al artery 1forms forms dorsal car%al arch"ith branches of the radial artery

M sc lar branches 1s %%lies the m cles of forearm


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Common interosseusartery

&ar$est branch of lnarartery in the c bital fossa0i#ides at the %%erborder of interosse smembrane into anterior(%osterior interosse sartery


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!ommon interosseo s branch!ommon interosseo s branch

AAnteriornterior ( .( . osterior interosseo sosterior interosseo s

branchesbranches

Ulnar arteryUlnar artery


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Branches

+ trient branch toradi s( lna

0escendin$ branch toanterior car%al archOccasional branch1arteria ner#i mediana


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Posterior interosseusartery

'ranch from common interosse sartery in the forearmEnters the %osterior com%artmentbet"een the obli/ e cord( %%er

border of interosse s membrane!losely a%%lied to the %osteriors rface of the interosse smembrane(r ns bet"eens %erficial(dee% $ro % of m scleAccom%anied by the %osteriorinterosse s ner#e&o"er do"n it 2oins the anteriorinterosse s artery to enter into

%osterior car%al arch


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Branch

Interosse s rec rrent branch anastomoses"ith middle collateral branch of %rof nda brachiiartery behind the lateral e%icondyle


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ARTERIAL ANASTOMOSISAT THE ELBOW

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'EHI+0 THE ME0IA& E.I!O+07&E 8SU.ERIOR U&+AR!O&&ATERA&*.OSTERIOR U&+ARRE!URRE+T ARTER7

I+ FRO+T OF THE &ATERA& E.I!O+07&E 8RA0IA&!O&&ATERA&*RA0IA& RE!URRE+T ARTER7

'EHI+0 THE &ATERA&E.I!O+07&E 8MI00&E !O&&ATERA&*I+TEROSSEUS RE!URRE+T'RA+!H

A'O3E THE O&E!RA+O+ FOSSA 8'RA+!H FROM MI00&E !O&&TERA&( .OSTERIOR0I3ISIO+ I+FERIOR U&+AR !O&&ATERA&


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