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Lateral palmar nerve [Common palmar digital nerve III]
Nervus palmaris lateralis [nervus digitalis palmaris communis III]
Definition
In the horse, the lateral palmar nerve is the lateral terminal branch of the median nerve in the distal forelimb. It courses distally along the lateral aspect of the metacarpus and contributes to the sensory innervation of the digit.
References
![Lateral palmar nerve [Common palmar digital nerve III] - Horse - carpus - Transversal - vet-Anatomy](https://cdn.imaios.cn/i/imaios-images/web/images/vetanatomy/modules/horse-carpus-ct/images/v2/094433b200f4ff778bf8fad07a1d4ae0acde72718c6c48fad9e0e6e09ac43096?ar=640:670&auto=format,compress&bg=000000&fit=crop&p64=NDI1LDQ4MQ&t=TGF0ZXJhbCBwYWxtYXIgbmVydmUgW0NvbW1vbiBwYWxtYXIgZGlnaXRhbCBuZXJ2ZSBJSUld&tx=425&ty=481&w=200&wk=1&s=3255d145f5a6fa0afeef1d6e37b0921d "Lateral palmar nerve [Common palmar digital nerve III] - Horse - carpus - Transversal - vet-Anatomy")
![Lateral palmar nerve [Common palmar digital nerve III] - Horse - carpus - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy](https://cdn.imaios.cn/i/imaios-images/web/images/vetanatomy/modules/horse-carpus-ct/images/v2/04ea73fb6978417079345513e8ae9c7ccf3a9ad753420b5a59a89bd43cc37ce3?ar=640:670&auto=format,compress&bg=000000&fit=crop&p64=NDEwLDU2Mw&t=TGF0ZXJhbCBwYWxtYXIgbmVydmUgW0NvbW1vbiBwYWxtYXIgZGlnaXRhbCBuZXJ2ZSBJSUld&tx=410&ty=563&w=200&wk=1&s=62168dfef8db1fe4028d119cd8b52be3 "Lateral palmar nerve [Common palmar digital nerve III] - Horse - carpus - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy")
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![Lateral palmar nerve [Common palmar digital nerve III] - Horse - Myology - Thoracic limb - vet-Anatomy](https://cdn.imaios.cn/i/imaios-images/web/images/vetanatomy/modules/horse-myology-illustrations/images/v1/a6857b7e20e3f722c393e2d87b1578cb25fc669ab8a1bbd15bec4d2f9580479c?ar=640:670&auto=format,compress&bg=FFFFFF&fit=crop&p64=MjkyLDk4Ng&t=TGF0ZXJhbCBwYWxtYXIgbmVydmUgW0NvbW1vbiBwYWxtYXIgZGlnaXRhbCBuZXJ2ZSBJSUld&tx=292&ty=986&w=200&wk=1&s=d4ac4dcdf72af4a4641c3a63e172b2cb "Lateral palmar nerve [Common palmar digital nerve III] - Horse - Myology - Thoracic limb - vet-Anatomy")
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![Lateral palmar nerve [Common palmar digital nerve III] - Horse - Myology - Thoracic limb - vet-Anatomy](https://cdn.imaios.cn/i/imaios-images/web/images/vetanatomy/modules/horse-myology-illustrations/images/v1/2d7ade5d2a26f3c9189e8ad5d5cc79cc5d0add1c68889fa63cddd0ecdc460d37?ar=640:670&auto=format,compress&bg=FFFFFF&fit=crop&p64=MjkwLDkzNg&t=TGF0ZXJhbCBwYWxtYXIgbmVydmUgW0NvbW1vbiBwYWxtYXIgZGlnaXRhbCBuZXJ2ZSBJSUld&tx=290&ty=936&w=200&wk=1&s=aae097743d12611b9e46b6ca8a33c92b "Lateral palmar nerve [Common palmar digital nerve III] - Horse - Myology - Thoracic limb - vet-Anatomy")
![Lateral palmar nerve [Common palmar digital nerve III] - Horse - Myology - Thoracic limb - vet-Anatomy](https://cdn.imaios.cn/i/imaios-images/web/images/vetanatomy/modules/horse-myology-illustrations/images/v1/d41d97fc352c54be641d4e165aac7e16c0f855ea0495db086afe48db7f145d86?ar=640:670&auto=format,compress&bg=FFFFFF&fit=crop&p64=MjkwLDkzNg&t=TGF0ZXJhbCBwYWxtYXIgbmVydmUgW0NvbW1vbiBwYWxtYXIgZGlnaXRhbCBuZXJ2ZSBJSUld&tx=290&ty=936&w=200&wk=1&s=1d6d1b92589215407cef84d1bc0ae5ae "Lateral palmar nerve [Common palmar digital nerve III] - Horse - Myology - Thoracic limb - vet-Anatomy")
