Radial artery

Radial artery
Radial artery
	Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches.
	Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view.
Details
Source	brachial artery
Branches	In the forearm: ; Radial recurrent artery ; Palmar carpal branch of radial artery ; Superficial palmar branch of the radial artery. ; At the wrist: ; Dorsal carpal branch of radial artery ; First dorsal metacarpal artery. ; In the hand: ; Princeps pollicis artery ; Radialis indicis ; Deep palmar arch;
Vein	radial vein
Identifiers
Latin	arteria radialis
MeSH	D017534
TA98	A12.2.09.027
TA2	4641
FMA	22730
	Anatomical terminology

In human anatomy, the radial artery is the main artery of the lateral aspect of the forearm.

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