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Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Radial Artery with Three Roots and Rudimentary Radial Artery, Accessory branches of the median and anterior interosseous arteries

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System

Radial Artery with Three Roots and Rudimentary Radial Artery, Accessory Branches of the Median and Anterior Interosseous Arteries

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD

Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed


Image of the radial artery with three roots and rudimentary radial artery, accessory branches of the median and anterior interosseous arteries

A (Left side)A, axillary artery; B, brachial artery; J, anterior interosseous artery; M, median (antibrachial, deep) artery; Three roots of the radial artery; ra, superior root of the radial artery from the axillary artery; rm, middle root of the radial artery from the median artery (deep); ri, inferior root of the radial artery from the anterior interosseous artery; U, ulnar artery; a, carpal volar artery; b, superficial artery; g, dorsal radial branch of thumb; d, volar radial branch of thumb; a, b, g, and dform the lower root and its continuations.

B (Right side)a, brachial artery; b, rudimentary radial artery; c, median (antibrachial, deep) artery; d, common interosseous artery; a, radial recurrent artery; b, ulnar recurrent artery; g, accessory branch of the median artery; d, accessory superior branch of anterior interosseous artery; e, accessory inferior branch of anterior interosseous artery. g, d and ereplace the missing part of the rudimentary radial artery.

from Gruber, 1870 a,b.

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