Deep palmar branch of ulnar artery

Deep palmar branch of ulnar artery
Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view. (Deep volar branch of ulnar labeled at bottom right.)
Details
Source	ulnar artery
Branches	deep palmar arch
Identifiers
Latin	ramus palmaris profundus arteriae ulnaris
TA	A12.2.09.055
FMA	22824
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The deep palmar branch of ulnar artery (deep volar branch, profunda branch) passes between the Abductor digiti minimi and Flexor digiti quinti brevis and through the origin of the Opponens digiti quinti; it anastomoses with the radial artery, and completes the deep volar arch.

References

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

Shoulder (before teres minor)

1st part	Superior thoracic artery

2nd part	Thoracoacromial artery pectoral branch acromial branch clavicular branch deltoid branch Lateral thoracic artery

3rd part	Subscapular artery scapular anastomosis circumflex scapular artery thoracodorsal artery anterior humeral circumflex artery posterior humeral circumflex artery

Forearm (before cubital fossa)

forearm	radial recurrent

wrist/carpus	Dorsal carpal branch dorsal carpal arch Palmar carpal branch deep palmar arch

hand	Superficial palmar branch princeps pollicis radialis indicis artery superficial palmar arch

forearm	ulnar recurrent anterior posterior common interosseous anterior posterior interosseous recurrent

wrist/carpus	Dorsal carpal branch dorsal carpal arch Palmar carpal branch superficial palmar arch

Arterial Arches

Dorsal carpal arch	dorsal metacarpal dorsal digital

Palmar carpal arch	superficial palmar arch common palmar digital proper palmar digital deep palmar arch palmar metacarpal

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