Intercapitular veins of the hand

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Vein: Intercapitular veins of the hand
The superficial veins of the upper extremity. (Intercapitular veins not labeled, but visible at bottom.)
Latin	venae intercapitulares manus
Gray's	subject #172 661
Source	palmar digital veins
Drains to	median antebrachial vein
Dorlands / Elsevier	v_05/12850610

The volar digital veins on each finger are connected to the dorsal digital veins by oblique intercapitular veins. They drain into a venous plexus which is situated over the thenar and hypothenar eminences and across the front of the wrist.

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