MEDIVEERSETHE PRACTICAL HUB
Locate brachial artery on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.
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upper arteries: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.
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Brachial artery
Understand what you see.
Major arterial supply of the arm and source of forearm arteries.
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How to recognise it.
- Continuation of axillary artery
- Runs in medial bicipital region
- Usually divides near cubital fossa
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01How do you identify brachial artery?+
Continuation of axillary artery. Runs in medial bicipital region. Usually divides near cubital fossa.
02Where does axillary artery become brachial?+
At the inferior border of teres major.
03What is its usual terminal division?+
Radial and ulnar arteries near the cubital fossa, commonly at the radial-neck level; high divisions occur.
04What is its main functional or developmental significance?+
Major arterial supply of the arm and source of forearm arteries. Key structures to recognise: Profunda brachii; Radial artery; Ulnar artery.
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