“collateral artery”

The following 3 entries include the term collateral artery.

inferior ulnar collateral artery

noun

: a small artery that arises from the brachial artery just above the elbow and divides to form or gives off branches that anastomose with other arteries in the region of the elbow compare superior ulnar collateral artery

superior ulnar collateral artery

noun

: a long slender artery that arises from the brachial artery or one of its branches just below the middle of the upper arm, descends to the elbow following the course of the ulnar nerve, and terminates under the flexor carpi ulnaris by anastomosing with two other arteries compare inferior ulnar collateral artery

ulnar collateral artery


What did you just call me?

  • brown chihuahua sitting on the floor with squinting eyes looking at the camera
  • Before we went to her house, Hannah told us her aunt was a flibbertigibbet.
True or False

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.

Pick the best words!

PLAY
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!