Palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery

Palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery
Palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery
	Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view. (Palmar carpal branch of radial artery labeled as "volar ulnar carpal", at lower right.)
Details
Source	Ulnar artery
Branches	Palmar carpal arch
Identifiers
Latin	ramus carpalis palmaris arteriae ulnaris
TA98	A12.2.09.054
TA2	4669
FMA	22817
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery (volar carpal branch) is a small vessel which crosses the front of the carpus beneath the tendons of the Flexor digitorum profundus, and anastomoses with the corresponding branch of the radial artery.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 598 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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