Deep venous palmar arch

Deep venous palmar arch
Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches. (Deep palmar venous arch not visible, but diagram shows location of corresponding artery.)
Details
SourcePalmar metacarpal veins
Drains toRadial vein
ArteryDeep palmar arch
Identifiers
Latinarcus venosus palmaris profundus
TA98A12.3.08.034
TA24989
FMA22911
Anatomical terminology
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The deep palmar arch, an arterial network is accompanied by a pair of venae comitantes which constitute the deep venous palmar arch. It receives the veins corresponding to the branches of the arterial arch: the palmar metacarpal veins.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 663 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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Veins of the human arm
General
  • Subscapular
  • Axillary
  • Circumflex scapular
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arm:
hand/forearm:
Deep
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hand/forearm:
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