Dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery

Dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery
Arteries of the back of the forearm and hand.
Details
Source	radial artery
Branches	dorsal carpal arch
Identifiers
Latin	ramus carpalis dorsalis arteriae radialis
Dorlands /Elsevier	r_02/12689245
TA	A12.2.09.032
FMA	22755
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery (posterior radial carpal artery) is a small vessel which arises beneath the extensor tendons of the thumb; crossing the carpus transversely toward the medial border of the hand, it anastomoses with the dorsal carpal branch of the ulnar artery.

References

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

External links

Atlas image: hand_blood3 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Dorsum of the hand, deep dissection, posterior view"

Arteries of the human arm

Axillary

Shoulder

scapular anastomosis
1st part superior thoracic

Brachial

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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