Hello, hello! Happy Monday! The spring semester is right around the corner and I’m so excited to get back in action with anatomy. During my first semester of DPT school anatomy, we covered the upper extremity. I started tackling muscles before I even started school and shared my whole-body muscle drawings in this post, which was more of a hit then I ever imagined it would be. I’ve gotten a lot of requests to share more drawings, so this next series here will include the arterial blood supply for the upper extremity.

This post includes my drawings of the arteries of the upper extremity, including the course of the axillary artery all the way through the digital arteries of the hand. I have included short, simple breakdowns with each picture. So, if you are looking for a specific blood vessel, you can click COMMAND+F or CONTROL+F to find that specific one. You can also enlarge a picture by clicking on it. Please feel free to share, save, download, or even print these pictures for study tools of your own. Sharing these images and writing these breakdowns have been a great way for me to review and stay fresh with cumulative material - so we’re all winning here!