title: The superficial ulnar artery originating from the left brachial artery.
abstract: An anomalous superficial ulnar artery was found in the left arm of a 60-year-old man during anatomical dissection. It originated from the brachial artery approximately 6 cm distally to profound brachial artery. It crossed over the median nerve and coursed ventral to the nerve, but inferior to the bicipital aponeurosis and superficial to the flexor muscles. At the palm, it formed the superficial and deep palmar arches together with the branches of the radial artery. The clinical importance of the anomalous ulnar artery is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Salata 11, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia. psimic@mef.hr
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simic
authors.forename: Fran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Borovecki
authors.forename: Dubravco
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jalsovec
authors.forename: Mislav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jelic
authors.forename: Snjezana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martinovic
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vinter
mesh_terms: D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000502:physiology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D013710:Tendons / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D017535:Ulnar Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000502:physiology