WristandHand
Plate453
ArteriesandNervesofHand:PalmarViews
Radial artery
Median nerve and palmar branch
Superficial palmar branch of radial artery
Abductor pollicis brevis muscle (
cut
)
Opponens pollicis muscle
Flexor pollicis brevis muscle
Recurrent (motor) branch of
median nerve to thenar muscles
Proper palmar
digital nerves and
arteries to thumb
Adductor pollicis muscle
Branches of median nerve to
1st and 2nd lumbrical muscles
Flexor tendons, synovial
and fibrous sheaths
Ulnar artery and nerve
Palmar carpal ligament (continuous
with extensor retinaculum)
Flexor retinaculum (transverse
carpal ligament)
Deep palmar branch of ulnar artery
and deep branch of ulnar nerve
Superficial branch of ulnar nerve
Common flexor sheath (ulnar bursa)
Superficial palmar (arterial) arch
Common palmar digital nerves
and arteries
Communicating branch of
median nerve with ulnar nerve
Proper palmar digital
nerves and arteries
Branches of palmar
digital nerves and
arteries to dorsum of
middle and distal
phalanges
Radial artery
Median nerve
Superficial palmar branch of radial artery
Deep palmar (arterial) arch and
deep branch of ulnar nerve
Princeps pollicis artery
Proper digital arteries
and nerves of thumb
Radialis indicis artery
Proper palmar metacarpal arteries
Common palmar digital arteries
Proper palmar digital arteries
Proper palmar digital nerves of median nerve
Ulnar artery and nerve
Palmar carpal branches of
radial and ulnar arteries
Pisiform
Deep palmar branch of
ulnar artery and deep
branch of ulnar nerve
Branches to hypothenar
muscles
Superficial branch of
ulnar nerve
Hook of hamate
Communicating branch
of median nerve with
ulnar nerve
Proper palmar digital
nerves of ulnar nerve
Deep palmar branch of
ulnar nerve to 3rd and
4th lumbrical, all
interosseous, adductor
pollicis, and deep head
of flexor pollicis brevis
muscles
See±also±
Plate 420
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