Palmar metacarpal arteries
Arteriae metacarpeae palmares
- Latin synonym: Arteriae metacarpales palmares
Definition
The palmar metacarpal arteries (aa. metacarpeæ volares; palmar interosseous arteries), three or four in number, arise from the convexity of the deep volar arch; they run distally upon the Interossei, and anastomose at the clefts of the fingers with the common digital branches of the superficial volar arch.
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