1Department of Anatomy, Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupati – 517502, Andhra Pradesh
2Department of Anatomy, Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupati – 517502, Andhra Pradesh
3Professor and Head, Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupati – 517502, Andhra Pradesh
Variations in the arterial pattern of upper limb are of common observation during cadaveric dissections, surgical procedures and radiological imaging. The pattern of arterial variations and their relationship with neighboring structures is of clinical importance. Most of the arterial variations in the upper limb are of radial and ulnar arteries. Brachial artery variations and mid arm variations are rare. During routine dissection of an adult cadaver high bifurcation of brachial artery into a larger ulnar artery and a short trunk that further subdivided into profunda brachii and superficial radial arteries was observed in the right upper limb.
Arterial variations, brachial artery, high bifurcation
