Dorsal digital arteries
| Artery: Dorsal digital arteries | |
|---|---|
| Latin | arteriae digitales dorsales manus |
| Gray's | subject #151 594 |
| Source | dorsal metacarpal arteries |
| Vein | dorsal digital veins |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
a_61/12154113 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Dorsal digital arteries arise from the bifurcation of dorsal metacarpal arteries. They travel along the sides and dorsal aspects of the phalanges of the middle finger, ring finger, and little finger. They communicate with the proper palmar digital arteries.
External links
- dorsal+digital+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
- http://www.portfolio.mvm.ed.ac.uk/studentwebs/session1/group50/hand.htm
List of arteries of upper limbs | |
|---|---|
| Axillary | scapular anastomosis - 1st part superior thoracic - 2nd part thoracoacromial (deltoid branch) - lateral thoracic - 3rd part subscapular (circumflex scapular, thoracodorsal) - anterior humeral circumflex - posterior humeral circumflex |
| Brachial | profunda brachii (radial collateral, medial collateral) - ulnar collateral artery (superior, inferior) |
| Radial | forearm: radial recurrent
wrist/carpus: dorsal carpal branch - palmar carpal branch hand: superficial palmar branch - princeps pollicis (radial of index finger) |
| Ulnar | forearm: ulnar recurrent (anterior, posterior) - common interosseous (anterior, posterior, recurrent)
wrist/carpus: dorsal carpal branch - palmar carpal branch hand: deep palmar branch |
| Arches | dorsal carpal arch: dorsal metacarpal (dorsal digital)
superficial palmar arch: common palmar digital (proper palmar digital) deep palmar arch: palmar metacarpal |
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