Definition of Arteria ulnaris

1. Noun. Large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand.

Exact synonyms: Ulnar Artery
Generic synonyms: Arteria, Arterial Blood Vessel, Artery

Medical Definition of Arteria ulnaris

1. 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. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Ulnaris

arteria thoracica superior
arteria thoracoacromialis
arteria thoracodorsalis
arteria thyroidea ima
arteria thyroidea inferior
arteria thyroidea superior
arteria tibialis anterior
arteria tibialis posterior
arteria transversa cervicis
arteria transversa colli
arteria transversa faciei
arteria tympanica anterior
arteria tympanica inferior
arteria tympanica posterior
arteria tympanica superior
arteria ulnaris (current term)
arteria umbilicalis
arteria urethralis
arteria vertebralis
arteria vesicalis superior
arteria vitellina
arteria volaris indicis radialis
arteria zygomatico-orbitalis
arteriac
arteriae
arteriae alveolares superiores anteriores
arteriae alveolaris inferioris

Literary usage of Arteria ulnaris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"arteria ulnaris. The ULNAR ARTERY, both from its size and its direction, is to be considered as the continued trunk of the humeral artery. ..."

2. Lehrbuch der Anatomie des Menschen by Joseph Hyrtl (1885)
"Ist die arteria ulnaris das hoch entspringende Gefäss, so fallt ihr Ursprung ... Die hoch entstandene arteria ulnaris geht in der Regel über die vom ..."

3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"arteria ulnaris.—The ulnar artery is the larger of the two terminal branches of the brachial trunk. It takes origin in the cubital fossa at the level of the ..."

4. Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und wissenschaftliche Medicin by Joh. Müller (1867)
"... der arteria ulnaris. Von Dr. WENZEL GRUBER, Professor der Anatomie in St.-Petersburg. (Hierzu Taf. XIX. A.) 1852 hatte ich eine kleine Arterie unter dem ..."

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