profunda brachii artery

Origin: brachial artery Branches: 1) middle collateral artery (terminal branch) 2) humeral nutrient artery Distribution: 1) humerus 2) muscles of the arm 3) skin of the arm Anastomoses: 1) posterior circumflex humeral artery 2) radial recurrent artery 3) recurrent interosseous artery 4) ulnar collateral artery 5) arteries forming articular network of the elbow

Properties

FORM: profunda brachii artery ORIGIN: brachial artery

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

Components

intima; tunica intima tunica media vascular endothelium