Upper Extremities Summary

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Arch of the Aorta
Brachiocephalic
Subclavian
1. Thyrocervical trunk
  1. Transverse cervical
    1. superficial branch
      anastomoses - occipital a. (head & neck)
    2. deep branch [deep branch is named dorsal scapular artery if it arises independently from the subclavian a.]
      anastomoses - suprascapular, circumflex scapular, subscapular & posterior intercostals
  2. Suprascapular
    anastomoses - circumflex scapular, deep transverse cervical, thoracoacromial [acromial branch], posterior circumflex humeral & subscapular
2. Axillary
  1. Superior thoracic a.
    anastomoses -internal thoracic & upper anterior intercostals
  2. 2.Thoracoacromial trunk
    1. acromial branch
      anastomoses -suprascapular, posterior circumflex humeral & deltoid branch of thoracoacromial a.
    2. clavicular branch
    3. deltoid branch
      anastomoses - acromial branch of thoracoacromial a.
    4. pectoral branches
      anastomoses - internal thoracic & lateral thoracic a.
  3. Lateral thoracic
    anastomoses - pectoral branch of thoracoacromial, subscapular & internal thoracic a.
  4. Subscapular
    anastomoses - lateral thoracic, suprascapular, deep branch of transverse cervical & intercostal a.
    1. circumflex branch
      anastomoses - suprascapular, deep transverse cervical & profunda brachii a.
    2. thoracodorsal branch
      anastomoses - intercostal & upper lumbar a.
  5. Anterior circumflex humeral
    anastomoses - posterior circumflex humeral a.
  6. Posterior circumflex humeral
    anastomoses - anterior circumflex humeral, acromial branch of thoracoacromial, suprascapular & ascending branch of profunda brachii a.
3. Brachial
  1. Profunda brachii
    1. nutrient artery of humerus
    2. ascending branch
      anastomoses - posterior circumflex humeral a.
    3. radial collateral branch
      anastomoses - radial recurrent a.
    4. middle collateral branch
      anastomoses - interosseous recurrent a.
  2. Superior ulnar collateral
    anastomoses - posterior ulnar recurrent a.
    1. nutrient artery of humerus
  3. Inferior ulnar collateral
    anastomoses - anterior ulnar recurrent & superior ulnar collateral a.
  4. Ulnar
    1. Anterior ulnar recurrent
      anastomoses - inferior ulnar collateral a.
    2. Posterior ulnar recurrent
      anastomoses - superior ulnar collateral & interosseous recurrent a.
    3. Common interosseous
      1. anterior branch
        anastomoses - posterior interosseous & dorsal carpal arch
      2. posterior branch
        anastomoses - anterior interosseous & dorsal carpal arch
        
        recurrent branch
        anastomoses - middle collateral & posterior ulnar recurrent a.
    4. Palmar carpal branch
      anastomoses - palmar carpal branch of radial a.
    5. Dorsal carpal branch
      anastomoses - dorsal carpal branch of radial a.
    6. Deep palmar branch
      anastomoses - deep palmar arch [radial a.]
    7. Superfical palmar arch
      anastomoses - superficial palmar branch of radial a.
      1. common digital branches
      2. proper digital branches
  5. Radial
    1. Radial recurrent
      anastomoses - radial collateral a.
    2. Palmar carpal branch
      anastomoses - palmar carpal branch of ulnar a.
    3. Superficial palmar branch
      anastomoses - superficial palmar arterial arch (ulnar a.)
    4. Dorsal carpal
      anastomoses - anterior interosseous & posterior interosseous a.
      1. dorsal metacarpal branches
    5. 1st dorsal metacarpal a.
    6. Princeps pollicis
    7. Radialis indicis
    8. Deep palmar arch
      anastomoses - deep palmar branch of ulnar a.
      1. palmar metacarpal branches

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