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Radial Artery
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Description
- Is a continuation of the brachial artery.[1]
- One of the major vessels supplying the structures of the forearm.
- It runs on the lateral aspect of the forearm
Course
- It begins at the inferior portion of the cubital fossa.
- In the forearm, the radial artery runs along the medial aspect of the neck of the radius.
- Proximally, the artery lies deep to the brachioradialis muscle.
- Distally the artery is only covered by fascia and skin.
- The artery then runs across the floor of the anatomical snuffbox to the palm of the hand.
Branches
- Muscular branches
- Radial recurrent artery
- Palmar carpal branch
- Dorsal carpal branch
- Superficial palmar branch
- Deep palmar branch
- First dorsal metacarpal artery
- Princeps pollicis artery
- Radialis indicis artery
Clinical Significance
- Radial pulse is used to determine the heart rate.
- Allen’s Test
See Also
References
- ↑ R.L. Drake, A. Wayne, A.W.M. Mitchell: Gray’s Anatomy For Students, 2nd Edition, Churchill Livingstone (2010)
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Alaa Khader on 8 June 2022 07:40:52
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