Background: The brachial artery lies immediately deep to the deep fascia. Various variations of the brachial artery and its branches are quoted in literature. Prior anatomical knowledge of such anomalies may be of great clinical significance. The present study concentrates on the morphological features of the brachial artery. Methodology: The study was done by the dissection method on 70 human brachial arteries from 35 embalmed human cadavers from various medical colleges in Maharashtra. Results: The brachial artery was found to be originating as the continuation of the axillary artery below the lower border of teres major. The mean length of the brachial artery on right side was 24.91±4.13 cm and on left side was 25.27±3.79 cm. On right side mean diameter of the brachial artery at origin was 0.54±0.06 cm and above termination was 0.50±0.06 cm and on left side mean diameter at origin was 0.52±0.05 cm and above termination was 0.49±0.06 cm. The level of termination of the brachial artery above the inter-condylar line was seen in 2 specimens (5.71%) on right side and in 1 specimen (2.85%) on left side and below the inter-condylar line in 33 specimens (94.28%) on right side and in 34 specimens (97.14%) on left side. The presence of the superficial brachial artery was most common variation found in the brachial artery (7.14%), next common variation was higher termination (4.28%). The accessory brachial artery seen in only 1 specimen (1.42%). Conclusion: Anatomical knowledge of brachial artery is important because it is commonly used for various surgical and interventional procedures.

Keywords: Axillary Artery; Accessory Brachial Artery; Brachial Artery; Higher Termination; Superficial Brachial Artery.