Deep palmar branch of ulnar artery
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| Artery: Deep palmar branch of ulnar artery | |
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| Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view. (Deep volar branch of ulnar labeled at bottom right.) | |
| Latin | ramus palmaris profundus arteriae ulnaris |
| Gray's | subject #152 598 |
| Source | ulnar artery |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | r_02/12691357 |
The deep palmar branch of ulnar artery (deep volar branch, profunda branch) passes between the Abductor digiti quinti and Flexor digiti quinti brevis and through the origin of the Opponens digiti quinti; it anastomoses with the radial artery, and completes the deep volar arch.
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| Axillary | scapular anastomosis - 1st part superior thoracic - 2nd part thoracoacromial (deltoid branch)- lateral thoracic - 3rd part subscapular (circumflex scapular, thoracodorsal) - anterior humeral circumflex - posterior humeral circumflex |
| Brachial | profunda brachii (radial collateral, medial collateral) - superior ulnar collateral - inferior ulnar collateral |
| Radial | forearm: radial recurrent - palmar carpal branch - superficial palmar branch wrist: dorsal carpal branch (dorsal carpal arch, dorsal metacarpal, dorsal digital) hand: princeps pollicis - radial of index finger - deep palmar arch (palmar metacarpal) |
| Ulnar | forearm: anterior ulnar recurrent - posterior ulnar recurrent - common interosseous (anterior, posterior, recurrent) wrist: palmar carpal branch - dorsal carpal branch hand: superficial palmar arch (common palmar digital, proper palmar digital) - deep palmar branch - palmar carpal arch |