Palmar metacarpal arteries

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Palmar metacarpal arteries
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Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view (Volar metacarpal visible at bottom center).
Details
Source Deep palmar arch
Vein Palmar metacarpal veins
Identifiers
Latin arteriae metacarpales palmares,
arteriae metacarpeae volares
TA98 A12.2.09.039
TA2 4653
FMA 70802
Anatomical terminology

The palmar metacarpal arteries (volar metacarpal arteries, palmar interosseous arteries) are three or four arteries that arise from the convexity of the deep palmar arch.

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Structure

The palmar metacarpal arteries arise from the convexity of the deep palmar arch. [1]

They run distally upon the palmar interossei muscles. They anastomose at the clefts of the fingers with the common palmar digital arteries which arise from the superficial palmar arch. [1]

References

PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 595 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. 1 2 Kong, Adrian C.; Varacallo, Matthew (2020), "Anatomy, Shoulder and Upper Limb, Hand Volar Arch Arteries", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID   31430092 , retrieved 2021-01-04