Journal of Morphological Sciences
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Journal of Morphological Sciences
Original Article

Bilateral high division of the brachial artery in one human male cadaver: case report

Wagner Costa Rossi Junior; Alessandra Esteves; Juliana Savioli Simões; Geraldo José Medeiros Fernandes

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Abstract

In general, the brachial artery divides into the radial and ulnar arteries at the level of the cubital fossa (elbow), just proximal to or right over the cubital anastomosis and these arteries are the main responsible for the irrigation of the forearm. After revising an extensive bibliographical literature, we found out that only few authors admit that divisions can appear below the cubital fossa (low division) and at the upper, middle or lower third of the arm (high divisions), but these are considered rare events. While dissecting one male cadaver on an ordinary practical class in the Laboratory of Gross Anatomy, we observed a high division of the brachial artery, located at the level of the superior part of the upper third in both arms, close to the axilla. We decided to report this anatomical variation because a bilateral event such as that is rarer yet.

Keywords

anatomy, cadaver, brachial artery
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