Medial collateral artery

Medial collateral artery
Arteries of the back of the forearm and hand. (Medial collateral artery not labeled, but region is visible.)
Details
Source	profunda brachii
Supplies	triceps
Identifiers
Latin	arteria collateralis media
TA98	A12.2.09.023
TA2	4637
FMA	23119
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The medial collateral artery (also known as the middle collateral artery) is a branch of profunda brachii artery that descends in the middle head of the triceps brachii and assists in forming the anastomosis with the interosseous recurrent artery above the olecranon of the ulna near the elbow.

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Shoulder
before teres minor

1st part	Superior thoracic artery
2nd part	Thoracoacromial artery pectoral branch acromial branch clavicular branch deltoid branch Lateral thoracic artery
3rd part	Subscapular artery scapular anastomosis circumflex scapular artery thoracodorsal artery anterior humeral circumflex artery posterior humeral circumflex artery

forearm	radial recurrent
wrist/carpus	Dorsal carpal branch dorsal carpal arch Palmar carpal branch deep palmar arch
hand	Superficial palmar branch princeps pollicis radialis indicis artery superficial palmar arch

forearm	ulnar recurrent anterior posterior common interosseous anterior posterior interosseous recurrent
wrist/carpus	Dorsal carpal branch dorsal carpal arch Palmar carpal branch superficial palmar arch

Arterial 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

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