High origin of radial artery from the axillary artery: Case report

The axillary artery is the main artery supplying the shoulder region and is clinically important. In the present case we report an arterial variation of the left upper extremity of a 65 year-old female cadaver. The radial artery arose from the axillary artery 2.5  cm below the anterior humeral circumflex artery and above the teres major muscle. It first coursed along the medial aspect of the arm, then it passed laterally between the biceps brachii and the brachialis muscle. Reaching the upper part of the elbow, it coursed medial to the brachioradialis muscl e.

Source: Artery Research - February 9, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Merve Özgür, Murat Gölpınar, Yasin Arifoğlu, Safiye Çavdar Tags: Case presentation Source Type: research