Median artery

Median artery
Details
Location	Forearm, when present
Function	Anatomical variant artery found in 35% of humans and some other animals.
Identifiers
TA98	A12.2.09.049
TA2	4663
FMA	77142
	Anatomical terminology;

The median artery is an artery that is occasionally found in humans and other animals.[1] It is present in 35% of individuals.[2] When present, it is found in the forearm, between the radial artery and ulnar artery. It runs with the median nerve and supplies the same structures as that nerve. It may be unilateral or bilateral.

It passes deep to the flexor retinaculum and may terminate at one or more of the palmar arches.

In a deep wrist laceration, such as from a suicide attempt, the median artery may be incised, risking exsanguination.

An individual who does not have a median artery appears to suffer no ill effects.

References

Standring, Susan (2016). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice (41 ed.). Elsevier Limited. pp. 862–894. ISBN 978-0-7020-5230-9.
Lucas, Teghan; Kumaratilake, Jaliya; Henneberg, Maciej (September 10, 2020). "Recently increased prevalence of the human median artery of the forearm: A microevolutionary change". Journal of Anatomy. 237 (4): 623–631. doi:10.1111/joa.13224. PMID 32914433. S2CID 221622823. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

External links

Rodríguez-Niedenführ, M., et al. "Median artery revisited." Journal of anatomy 195.01 (1999): 57-63.

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[1] Standring, Susan (2016). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice (41 ed.). Elsevier Limited. pp. 862–894. ISBN 978-0-7020-5230-9.

[2] Lucas, Teghan; Kumaratilake, Jaliya; Henneberg, Maciej (September 10, 2020). "Recently increased prevalence of the human median artery of the forearm: A microevolutionary change". Journal of Anatomy. 237 (4): 623–631. doi:10.1111/joa.13224. PMID 32914433. S2CID 221622823. Retrieved October 9, 2020.