National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Ulnar Artery

Synonyms

Ulnar Artery

ULNAR ARTERY

Ulnar

Definitions

A terminal branch of the brachial artery arising just below the elbow that runs along the ulna into the wrist with numerous branches supplying the forearm, wrist and hand.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12839

ALT_DEFINITION

The artery of the lower arm that supplies the medial part of the anterior compartment of the forearm, wrist and hand, the superficial structures of the central palm and most of the palmar and distal dorsal aspects of the fingers, whose pulse can be palpated on the flexor surface of the wrist medially.

An artery of the forearm; in general it arises from the brachial artery just below the elbow and forms numerous branches supplying the forearm, wrist and hand.

code

C12839

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C167409

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

Contributing_Source

ACC/AHA

CDISC

DEFINITION

A terminal branch of the brachial artery arising just below the elbow that runs along the ulna into the wrist with numerous branches supplying the forearm, wrist and hand.

Display_Name

Ulnar Artery

FULL_SYN

Ulnar Artery

ULNAR ARTERY

Ulnar

label

Ulnar Artery

Legacy Concept Name

Ulnar_Artery

Preferred_Name

Ulnar Artery

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12839

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0162858

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12372

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