Palmar digital veins

Palmar digital veins
The superficial veins of the upper extremity. (Palmar digital veins not labeled but visible at bottom.)
Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches. (Palmar digital veins not visible, but diagram shows location of corresponding arteries.)
Details
Drains to	intercapitular veins, superficial palmar venous arch
Artery	common palmar digital arteries, proper palmar digital arteries
Identifiers
Latin	venae digitales palmares
Dorlands /Elsevier	v_05/12850087
TA	A12.3.08.027
FMA	70895
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The palmar digital veins (or volar digital veins) on each finger are connected to the dorsal digital veins by oblique intercapitular veins.

Some sources distinguish between the "proper palmar digital veins", which are more distal, and the "common palmar digital veins", which are more proximal.

References

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

Veins of the human arm

General

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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