Superficial palmar venous arch

Superficial palmar venous arch
Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches. (Superficial palmar venous arch not visible, but diagram shows location of corresponding artery.)
Details
Latin	arcus venosus palmaris superficialis
Source	common palmar digital veins
Drains to	ulnar vein
Artery	superficial palmar arch
Identifiers
Gray's	p.663
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_58/12150796
TA	A12.3.08.026
FMA	22914
Anatomical terminology

The superficial palmar arch is accompanied by a pair of venae comitantes which constitute the superficial palmar venous arch. It receives the veins corresponding to the branches of the superficial arterial arch: the common palmar digital veins.

References

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

Veins of the human arm

General

Subscapular
Axillary
Circumflex scapular

Superficial

arm:	Cephalic Accessory cephalic Median cubital Basilic Median antebrachial

hand/forearm:	Dorsal network Intercapitular Dorsal metacarpal Superficial palmar arch Palmar digital

Deep

arm:	Radial Ulnar Brachial

hand/forearm:	Deep palmar arch Palmar metacarpal

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