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upper arteries: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.
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Radial artery

Locate radial 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.

Image: OpenStax / University of Hawaiʻi adapted teaching figures; original contributors credited at source · Source / original · CC BY 4.0 — figure credits at source

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Radial and ulnar arteries

Nerves & vessels

Radial and ulnar arteries

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Distribute blood to forearm and hand through communicating arterial networks.

Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Two principal forearm arteries
  2. Contribute to palmar arches
  3. Have extensive collateral connections
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

Tap a number to open its reference, zoom in and locate the structure. Numbers stay the same across views. This key follows landmarks visible in the reference images.

Related features & study points (1)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • Palmar arches
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01How do you identify radial and ulnar arteries?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Two principal forearm arteries. Contribute to palmar arches. Have extensive collateral connections.

02Which artery mainly forms the superficial palmar arch?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Ulnar artery, with a variable radial contribution.

03Which mainly forms the deep arch?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Radial artery, usually completed by the deep ulnar branch. Completeness varies.

04What is its main functional or developmental significance?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Distribute blood to forearm and hand through communicating arterial networks. Key structures to recognise: Radial artery; Ulnar artery; Palmar arches.

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