Arteriogram of (A) hand shows no flow through ulnar artery and dominant radial artery supplying all digits and (B) forearm shows flow through radial and interosseus artery. Ulnar artery flow ...

Picturing how our species might appear in the far future often invites wild speculation over stand-out features such as height, brain size, and skin complexion. Yet subtle shifts in our anatomy today ...

The deep palmar arch, which is a continuation of the radial artery, supplies proper digital arteries to both sides of the thumb, the radial side of the index finger and the ulnar side of the ...

The radial side is made up of the scaphoid and ... s canal (an anatomical space containing the ulnar nerve and ulnar artery), aim for the web space between the third and fourth metacarpals ...

A nine-month-old infant was diagnosed with a radial artery aneurysm, a rare and dangerous condition. After comprehensive diagnostic tests, a successful surgery was performed to remove the aneurysm.

At around eight weeks, it usually regresses, leaving the task to two other vessels – the radial (which we can feel when we take a person's pulse) and the ulnar arteries. Anatomists have known for some ...

The axillary artery continues down the arm to become the ulnar and radial arteries (supplying oxygenated blood to the arm). Arises from the brachiocephalic trunk (the first branch to arise from the ...

This article was originally posted Dec. 8, 2014. It has been updated. There are many things in medicine that are merely a matter of preference or style. How to check a patient’s pulse is not one ...

The pre-operative evaluation can also help the healthcare provider decide where to access a blood vessel (most often via the femoral artery or vein of the leg or the radial artery of the forearm). If ...

In patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a novel analysis evaluating surgeon preference for multi- ...

National Wear Red Day raises awareness about the number 1 killer of women, cardiovascular disease. One mom shares her story ...