The palmar metacarpal arteries (volar metacarpal arteries, palmar interosseous arteries) are three or four arteries that arise from the convexity of the deep palmar arch.
Structure
The palmar metacarpal arteries arise from the convexity of the deep palmar arch.
They run distally upon the palmar interossei muscles. They anastomose at the clefts of the fingers with the common palmar digital arteries which arise from the superficial palmar arch.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 595 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Atlas image: hand_blood2 at the University of Michigan Health System ("Palm of the hand, deep dissection, anterior view")
