Deep venous palmar arch
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| 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 | |
| Source | palmar metacarpal veins |
| Drains to | radial vein |
| Artery | deep palmar arch |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arcus venosus palmaris profundus |
| TA98 | A12.3.08.034 |
| TA2 | 4989 |
| FMA | 22911 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 663 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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