Superficial palmar arch
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| Artery: Superficial palmar arch | |
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| Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches. | |
| Latin | arcus palmaris superficialis, arcus volaris superficialis |
| Gray's | subject #152 598 |
| Source | ulnar (primarily), superficial palmar branch of the radial artery |
| Branches | common palmar digital |
| Vein | superficial palmar venous arch |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
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The superficial palmar arch is formed predominantly by the ulnar artery, with a contribution from the superficial palmar branch of the radial artery.
Alternative names for this arterial arch are: superficial volar arch[1], superficial ulnar arch, arcus palmaris superficialis[2], or arcus volaris superficialis.[3]
The arch passes across the palm in a curve with its convexity downward.
If one were to fully extend the thumb, the superficial palmar arch would lie approximately at the level of a line drawn from the distal border of the thumb across the palm. The superficial palmar arch is more distal than the deep palmar arch.
Three common palmar digital arteries arise from the arch, proceeding down on the second, third, and fourth lumbrical muscles, respectively. They each receive a contribution from a palmar metacarpal artery. Near the level of the metacarpophalangeal joints, each common palmar digital artery divides into two proper palmar digital arteries.
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[edit] See also
[edit] Additional images
 The palmar aponeurosis. |
 The radial and ulnar arteries. |
[edit] Footnotes and references
- ^ Palmar and volar may be used synonymously, but volar is less common.
- ^ This is the official and international Latin term as defined by the Terminologia Anatomica (TA), but in English speaking countries and especially the US, superficial palmar arch is more commonly used.
- ^ Again, palmar and volar may be used synonymously, but arcus volaris superficialis does not occur in the TA, and can therefore be considered deprecated.
[edit] External links
- Norman/Georgetown lesson5artofhand
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich hand_blood1 - "Palm of the hand, superficial dissection, anterior view"
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