radial artery

Origin

brachial artery

Course

• in the hand, the radial artery enters the deep plane & forms the deep palmar arch, which anastomoses with the deep branch of the ulnar artery
• it also contributes to the superficial palmar arch

Branches

• radial recurrent artery
• princeps pollicis artery
• dorsal digital artery
• dorsal carpal artery
• palmar carpal artery
• dorsal metacarpal artery
• palmar metacarpal artery
• deep palmar arch
• radialis indicis artery

Clinical significance

• the radial artery & ulnar artery connect through both the superficial palmar arch & deep palmar arch, providing collateral circulation

More general terms

• artery

Additional terms

• radial collateral artery

Component of

• upper extremity (upper limb)