Palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery

Palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery
Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view. (Palmar carpal branch of radial artery labeled as "volar ulnar carpal", at lower right.)
Details
Source	ulnar artery
Branches	palmar carpal arch
Identifiers
Latin	ramus carpalis palmaris arteriae ulnaris
Dorlands /Elsevier	r_02/12689269
TA	A12.2.09.054
FMA	22817
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery (volar carpal branch) is a small vessel which crosses the front of the carpus beneath the tendons of the Flexor digitorum profundus, and anastomoses with the corresponding branch of the radial artery.

References

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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