Superior ulnar collateral artery

The superior ulnar collateral artery (inferior profunda artery), of small size, arises from the brachial artery a little below the middle of the arm; it frequently springs from the upper part of the a. profunda brachii.

Superior ulnar collateral artery
Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow joint. (Sup. ulnar collateral labeled at upper right.)
Details
SourceBrachial artery, inferior ulnar collateral artery
Branchesposterior ulnar recurrent artery
Identifiers
Latinarteria collateralis ulnaris superior
TAA12.2.09.025
FMA22706
Anatomical terminology

It pierces the medial intermuscular septum, and descends on the surface of the medial head of the Triceps brachii to the space between the medial epicondyle and olecranon, accompanied by the ulnar nerve, and ends under the Flexor carpi ulnaris by anastomosing with the posterior ulnar recurrent, and inferior ulnar collateral.

It sometimes sends a branch in front of the medial epicondyle, to anastomose with the anterior ulnar recurrent.

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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 591 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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