Rare combination of brachioradial artery, persistent median artery and mediano- ulnar superficial palmar arch

Authors

Pallavi Shenoy, MBBS student, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, India
Harshita Singh, MBBS student, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, India
Skand Rastogi, MBBS student, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, India
Y. Lakshmisha Rao, Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, IndiaFollow
Mangala M. Pai, Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, India
Rajanigandha Vadgaonkar, Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, 576104, India

Abstract

During the routine dissection of undergraduate teaching, an abnormal origin of radial artery midway in the arm along with an additional artery in the forearm was observed. The brachial artery gave a high origin, brachioradial artery and terminated by dividing into ulnar artery, anterior interosseous artery, posterior interosseous artery and median artery in the cubital fossa. The median artery descended along the middle of the forearm and terminated by completing the superficial palmar arch. These are rare variations in the arteries of the upper limb, whose knowledge is useful to clinicians, surgeons and radiologists.

Recommended Citation

Shenoy, Pallavi; Singh, Harshita; Rastogi, Skand; Rao, Y. Lakshmisha; Pai, Mangala M.; and Vadgaonkar, Rajanigandha (2022) "Rare combination of brachioradial artery, persistent median artery and mediano- ulnar superficial palmar arch," Manipal Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 7: Iss. 2, Article 10.
Available at: https://impressions.manipal.edu/mjms/vol7/iss2/10