Anatomy Atlases:
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation:
Opus II: Cardiovascular System:
Anomalous High Division of Axillary Artery into Radial and Ulnar
Artery Branches.
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II:
Cardiovascular System
Anomalous High Division of Axillary Artery into Radial and Ulnar
Artery Branches.
Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
Supracondylar Canal of Humerus and supernumerary Head of Pronator
Teres Muscle. a= supracondylar process of humerus, b= medial
epicondyle of humerus, c= medial intermuscular septum, d= aponeurotic
sheet of the supracondylar process, origin of variant head of m.
pronator teres, and anterior fascial covering of the supracondylar
canal, e= supernumerary head of m. pronator teres, f= superior head
of pronator teres, g= inferior head of m. pronator teres, h= inferior
portion of brachialis muscle, i= muscle fascicle arising from
ligament (Struthers) of supracondylar process, l= opening of
supracondylar process, permitting passage of median nerve and
brachial artery, m= axillary artery, s= brachial artery (right-hand
drawing), t= axillary artery divides into radial and ulnar arteries,
u= high division of radial artery, x= brachial artery continues as
the ulnar artery, 10= ulnar nerve, 17= median nerve.
from Calori, L. Intorno al canale sopracondiloideo dell'omero
nell'uemo. Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Istituto di Bologna S. 4 2:37-46,
1880.
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