Palmar carpal arch

Palmar carpal arch
Deep view of ulnar and radial arteries (palmar carpal arch visible at level of "volar radial carpal" and "volar ulnar carpal", but not labeled)
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Source	Palmar carpal branch of radial artery and palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery
Dorlands /Elsevier	a_57/12149657
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The palmar carpal arch is the combination (anastomosis) of two arteries: the palmar carpal branch of radial artery and the palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery.

This anastomosis is joined by a branch from the anterior interosseous artery above, and by recurrent branches from the deep palmar arch below, thus forming a palmar carpal network which supplies the articulations of the wrist and carpus.

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

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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Palmar carpal arch

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