Anatomy

Ulnar Artery

The larger of the two terminal branches of the brachial artery, beginning about one centimeter distal to the bend of the elbow. Like the RADIAL ARTERY, its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to their locations in the forearm, wrist, and hand.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The larger of the two terminal branches of the brachial artery, beginning about one centimeter distal to the bend of the elbow. Like the RADIAL ARTERY, its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to their locations in the forearm, wrist, and hand.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Arteries, Ulnar
  • Artery, Ulnar
  • Ulnar Arteries

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Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

diseases: coord IM with PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES (IM)

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History Note

93

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Previous Indexing

  • Arteries (1966-1992)
  • Forearm/blood supply (1966-1992)
  • Hand/blood supply (1966-1992)

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  1. A07w.015w.114w.920w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ulnar Artery. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017535. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017535
  2. Ulnar Artery. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulnar_artery
  3. Ulnar Artery. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q599817