Dorsal digital arteries of hand

Dorsal digital arteries
Details
Latin	Arteriae digitales dorsales manus arteria digitalis dorsalis
Source	dorsal metacarpal arteries
Vein	dorsal digital veins
Identifiers
Gray's	p.594
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_61/12154113
Anatomical terminology

Dorsal digital arteries arise from the bifurcation of dorsal metacarpal arteries. They travel along the sides and dorsal aspects of the phalanges of the middle finger, ring finger, and little finger. They communicate with the proper palmar digital arteries.

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Arteries of the human arm

Shoulder

Before split	profunda brachii radial collateral medial collateral ulnar collateral superior inferior

Radial	forearm: radial recurrent wrist/carpus: dorsal carpal branch palmar carpal branch hand: superficial palmar branch princeps pollicis radialis indices artery

Ulnar	forearm: ulnar recurrent anterior posterior common interosseous anterior posterior recurrent wrist/carpus: dorsal carpal branch palmar carpal branch hand: deep palmar branch

Arches	dorsal carpal arch: dorsal metacarpal dorsal digital palmar carpal arch superficial palmar arch: common palmar digital proper palmar digital deep palmar arch: palmar metacarpal

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