Common interosseous artery

Common interosseous artery
Artery: Common interosseous artery
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Diagram of the anastomosis around the elbow-joint.
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Arteries of the back of the forearm and hand.
Latin arteria interossea communis
Gray's subject #152 596
Source ulnar artery   
Branches anterior interosseous, posterior interosseous

The common interosseous artery, about 1 cm. in length, arises immediately below the tuberosity of the radius from the Ulnar artery.

Passing backward to the upper border of the interosseous membrane, it divides into two branches, the anterior interosseous and posterior interosseous arteries.

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