The superficial branch of the ulnar nerve is a terminal branch of the ulnar nerve.[1] It supplies the palmaris brevis and the skin on the ulnar side of the hand.[2][3] It also divides into a common palmar digital nerve and a proper palmar digital nerve.[2]
| Superficial branch of ulnar nerve | |
|---|---|
 Superficial palmar nerves. (Superficial branch of ulnar labeled at center right.) | |
 Diagram of segmental distribution of the cutaneous nerves of the right upper extremity. | |
| Details | |
| From | Ulnar nerve |
| Innervates | Palmaris brevis |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ramus superficialis nervi ulnaris |
| TA98 | A14.2.03.045 |
| TA2 | 6454 |
| FMA | 44876 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The proper digital branches are distributed to the fingers in the same manner as those of the median nerve.
References
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 942 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Ellis, Harold; Susan Standring; Gray, Henry David (2005). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. p. 726. ISBN 0-443-07168-3.
- ^ a b Rea, Paul (2016-01-01), Rea, Paul (ed.), "Chapter 3 - Neck", Essential Clinically Applied Anatomy of the Peripheral Nervous System in the Head and Neck, Academic Press, pp. 131–183, ISBN 978-0-12-803633-4, retrieved 2021-01-07
- ^ Palazzo, J. J.; Galloway, K. (2017-01-01), Placzek, Jeffrey D.; Boyce, David A. (eds.), "Chapter 53 - Nerve Entrapments of the Wrist and Hand", Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets (Third Edition), Elsevier, pp. 429–436, ISBN 978-0-323-28683-1, retrieved 2021-01-07
External links
edit- lesson5nervesofhand at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
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