Radial artery

Introduction: Radial artery

Description of Radial artery

Radial artery: [TA] origin, as terminal branch (with ulnar artery) of the brachial; branches, radial recurrent, dorsal and palmar carpal and metacarpal, dorsal digital, princeps pollicis, radialis indicis, palmar and muscular, and perforating; usually terminates as deep palmar arch. SYN: arteria radialis [TA].
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Radial artery: branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Radial artery: The direct continuation of the brachial trunk, originating at the bifurcation of the brachial artery opposite the neck of the radius. Its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to the three regions in which the vessel is situated, the forearm, wrist, and hand.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Radial artery: The direct continuation of the brachial trunk, originating at the bifurcation of the brachial artery opposite the neck of the radius. Its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to the three regions in which the vessel is situated, the forearm, wrist, and hand.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Radial artery:

Terms Similar to Radial artery:

• arteria radialis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Radial artery

• Arteries

Source - MeSH 2007

• artery
• arteria
• arterial blood vessel

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Radial artery

The following list attempts to classify Radial artery into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• arteria,arterial blood vessel,artery
• blood vessel
• vas,vessel
• tube,tube-shaped structure
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cardiovascular System
  • Blood Vessels
    • Arteries
      • Radial Artery

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• artery
• blood vessel
• cardiovascular system
• Anatomy

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