Medial collateral artery

Artery: Medial collateral artery

Arteries of the back of the forearm and hand. (Medial collateral artery not labeled, but region is visible.)
Latin	arteria collateralis media
Gray's	subject #150 591
Supplies	triceps
Source	profunda brachii
Dorlands / Elsevier	a_61/12153970

The medial collateral artery (also known as the middle collateral artery) is a branch of deep brachial artery. It anastomoses with the interosseous recurrent artery near the elbow.

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Axillary	scapular anastomosis - 1st part superior thoracic - 2nd part thoracoacromial (deltoid branch) - lateral thoracic - 3rd part subscapular (circumflex scapular, thoracodorsal) - anterior humeral circumflex - posterior humeral circumflex

Brachial	profunda brachii (radial collateral, medial collateral) - ulnar collateral artery (superior, inferior)

Radial	forearm: radial recurrent wrist/carpus: dorsal carpal branch - palmar carpal branch hand: superficial palmar branch - princeps pollicis (radial of index finger)

Ulnar	forearm: ulnar recurrent (anterior, posterior) - common interosseous (anterior, posterior, recurrent) wrist/carpus: dorsal carpal branch - palmar carpal branch hand: deep palmar branch

Arches	dorsal carpal arch: dorsal metacarpal (dorsal digital) palmar carpal arch superficial palmar arch: common palmar digital (proper palmar digital) deep palmar arch: palmar metacarpal