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Descriptor English: Ulnar Artery
Descriptor Spanish: Arteria Cubital
Descriptor arteria cubital
Entry term(s) arteria ulnar
Scope note: La mayor de las dos ramas terminales de la arteria braquial, que comienza alrededor de un centímetro distal a la fosa cubital del codo. Al igual que la ARTERIA RADIAL, sus ramas se pueden dividir en tres grupos según sus localizaciones en el antebrazo, la muñeca y la mano.
Descriptor Portuguese: Artéria Ulnar
Descriptor French: Artère ulnaire
Entry term(s): Arteries, Ulnar
Artery, Ulnar
Ulnar Arteries
Tree number(s): A07.015.114.920
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017535
Scope note: The larger of the two terminal branches of the brachial artery, beginning about one centimeter distal to the bend of the elbow. Like the RADIAL ARTERY, its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to their locations in the forearm, wrist, and hand.
Annotation: diseases: coord IM with PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Arteries (1966-1992)
Forearm/blood supply (1966-1992)
Hand/blood supply (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
DeCS ID: 30466
Unique ID: D017535
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Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Ulnar Artery - Preferred
Concept UI M0026593
Scope note The larger of the two terminal branches of the brachial artery, beginning about one centimeter distal to the bend of the elbow. Like the RADIAL ARTERY, its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to their locations in the forearm, wrist, and hand.
Preferred term Ulnar Artery
Entry term(s) Arteries, Ulnar
Artery, Ulnar
Ulnar Arteries



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