Antebrachial Vessels Flashcards
(34 cards)
Main arteries of the forearm
Radial and ulnar
—Terminal ranches of the brachial artery
Radial and ulnar arteries bifurcate where?
Neck of the radius in the inf part of the cubital fossa
The ulnar artery is a direct continuation of:
The brachial artery
Which is larger, ulnar or radial?
Ulnar
Brachial artery enters the ____ ____ lateral to the ______ nerve.
Cubital fossa
Median nerve
Brachial artery is beneath the:
And is anterior to the:
Bicipital aponeurosis
Anterior to the biceps tendon
Ulnar arteryis a continuation of the:
Brachial artery
The radial branch projects lateral over the ________ to run beneath the _______.
Supinator
Brachioradialis
Branch of the radial artery that forms part of the peri-articular anastomotic system
Radial recurrent
Radial recurrent branch will hook up with:
Radial collateral
Deep radial artery hooks up with the:
Radial middle
Radial recurrent branch arises from:
The lateral side of the radial artery. Just distal to the bifurcation of barchial artery
Radial recurrent branch ascends between _____ and _______ to meet the
Brachialis and brachioradialis to meet the radial collateral branch of the profunda brachii artery
The radial nerve is in which compartment?
Posterior
The radial artery is in what compartment?
Anterior
The posterior interosseous artery supplies what compartment
Posterior
Brachial artery bifurcates into the:
Radial and ulnar arteries
The ulnar artery descends deep to the: (3)
Pronator teres,
palmaris longus and
flexor digitorum superficialis
The ulnar artery passes superficially to the_____ _____ with the _____ nerve in the _____ ____ to enter the hand.
Flexor retinaculum
Ulnar nerve
Guyon Canal
Pulsations of the ulnar artery can be palpated where?
On the lateral side of the FCU tendon
The common interosseous trunk is a branch of the:
Ulnar artery
The common interosseous trunk is (SHORT/LONG) trunk that branches to form the:
Short
Anterior interosseous artery
Posterior interosseous artery
Interosseous arteries (4)
Common
Anterior
Posterior
Recurrent
Artery that is the 1st large branch of the ulnar distal to the bifurcation of the brachial artery.
Passes deep and lateral
Common interosseous artery