Arteries of Upper Limb.
Arteries of Upper Limb.
Arteries of Upper Limb.
• Axillary artery
• Brachial artery
• Radial artery
• Ulnar artery
• Superficial palmar arch
• Deep palmar arch
AXILLARY ARTERY
• Begins at lateral border of 1st rib as
continuation of subclavian artery
BRANCHES:
• SUPERIOR THORACIC ARTERY: a very small
artery and supply the pectoral muscles and
the thoracic wall.
SECOND PART OF AXILLARY ARTERY
2nd part lies behind the Pectoralis minor muscle.
BRANCHES:
• THORACOACROMIAL ARTERY: divides into 4
terminal branches
• LATERAL THORACIC ARTERY
THIRD PART OF AXILLARY ARTERY
Extend from lower border of Pectoralis minor to lower
border of Teres major.
BRANCHES:
• SUBSCAPULAR ARTERY
BRANCHES:
• MUSCULAR BRANCHES
• RECURRENT BRANCHES
• SUPERFICIAL PALMAR BRANCH
ARTERIES OF PALM
SUPERFICIAL PALMAR ARCH
• It Continues in palm as SUPERFICIAL
PALMAR ARCH.
• The arch curves laterally behind palmar
aponeurosis, in front of long flexor
tendons.
• Arch is completed by branches of radial
artery.
• 4 digital arteries pass to fingers
• Deep branch joins radial artery to
complete deep palmar arch.
DEEP PALMAR ARCH
• Continuation of radial artery
• Curves medially beneath flexor tendons, in front
of metacarpal bones and interossei muscles
• Arch is completed by deep branch of ulnar
artery.
• Send some branches superiorly taking part in
wrist joint anastomosis. It also join the digital
branches of superficial palmar arch.
• On entering the palm, the radial artery gives
arteria radialis indicis , supplying lateral side
of index finger
• Arteria princeps pollicis divides into 2,
supplying lateral & medial side of thumb
THE END….!!!