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.
| Palmar metacarpal arteries | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
Structure
editThe 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
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 595 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ a b 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
External links
edit- Atlas image: hand_blood2 at the University of Michigan Health System ("Palm of the hand, deep dissection, anterior view")
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