The superficial ulnar artery originating from the left brachial artery.
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.
Simic
Petra
P
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Salata 11, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia. psimic@mef.hr
Borovecki
Fran
F
Jalsovec
Dubravco
D
Jelic
Mislav
M
Martinovic
Snjezana
S
Vinter
Ivan
I
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