Brachial Artery

Description

The right brachial artery and its branches

General

• Constitutes the main arterial supply of the arm ,forearm, and hand.
• Is the continuation of the axillary artery

Anatomic Course

• It begins at the inferior border of the teres major.
• Initially lies medial to the humerus.
• The median nerve lies laterally to the brachial artery at its proximal aspect.
• At the distal aspect of the brachial artery the median nerve lies medially.
• The brachial artery bifurcates to form the radial artery and ulnar artery in the cubital fossa.

Branches

• Profunda brachii artery
• Nutrient artery of the humerus
• Superior ulnar collateral artery
• Middle ulnar collateral artery
• Inferior ulnar collateral artery
• Deltoid artery
• Radial artery
• Ulnar artery

---

Clinical Significance

• Brachial artery in the cubital fossa is used to determine the systolic and diastolic blood pressures.
• Supracondylar Fracture

---

See Also

• Anatomy Main
• Vascular Anatomy Main

---