Dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery
The dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery (posterior radial carpal artery) is a small vessel which arises beneath the extensor tendons of the thumb; crossing the carpus transversely toward the medial border of the hand, it anastomoses with the dorsal carpal branch of the ulnar artery.
Dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery | |
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Arteries of the back of the forearm and hand. | |
Details | |
Source | radial artery |
Branches | dorsal carpal arch, dorsalis pollicis, princeps pollicis artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ramus carpalis dorsalis arteriae radialis |
TA | A12.2.09.032 |
FMA | 22755 |
Anatomical terminology |
The dorsal branch of the radial artery also branches into the dorsalis pollicis artery; more distally it branches into the princeps pollicis artery, and anastomoses with perforating branches of the deep palmar arch[1]
References
- Clinically Oriented Anatomy 7th ed. p. 781.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 594 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Atlas image: hand_blood3 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Dorsum of the hand, deep dissection, posterior view"
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