Preferred Label : ulnar artery;
Uberon definition : The ulnar artery is the main blood vessel, with oxygenated blood, of the medial aspect
of the forearm. It arises from the brachial artery and terminates in the superficial
palmar arch, which joins with the superficial branch of the radial artery. It is palpable
on the anterior and medial aspect of the wrist. Along its course, it is accompanied
by a similarly named vein or veins, the ulnar vein or ulnar veins. The ulnar artery,
the larger of the two terminal branches of the brachial, begins a little below the
bend of the elbow in the cubital fossa, and, passing obliquely downward, reaches the
ulnar side of the forearm at a point about midway between the elbow and the wrist.
It then runs along the ulnar border to the wrist, crosses the transverse carpal ligament
on the radial side of the pisiform bone, and immediately beyond this bone divides
into two branches, which enter into the formation of the superficial and deep volar
arches. [WP,unvetted].;
Origin ID : 0001406;
UMLS CUI : C0162858;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
See also inter- (CISMeF)
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Uberon cross reference
has branching part
has part
The ulnar artery is the main blood vessel, with oxygenated blood, of the medial aspect
of the forearm. It arises from the brachial artery and terminates in the superficial
palmar arch, which joins with the superficial branch of the radial artery. It is palpable
on the anterior and medial aspect of the wrist. Along its course, it is accompanied
by a similarly named vein or veins, the ulnar vein or ulnar veins. The ulnar artery,
the larger of the two terminal branches of the brachial, begins a little below the
bend of the elbow in the cubital fossa, and, passing obliquely downward, reaches the
ulnar side of the forearm at a point about midway between the elbow and the wrist.
It then runs along the ulnar border to the wrist, crosses the transverse carpal ligament
on the radial side of the pisiform bone, and immediately beyond this bone divides
into two branches, which enter into the formation of the superficial and deep volar
arches. [WP,unvetted].