| Palmar carpal arch | |
|---|---|
 Deep view ofulnar andradial arteries (palmar carpal arch visible at level of "volar radial carpal" and "volar ulnar carpal", but not labeled) | |
| Details | |
| Source | Palmar carpal branch of radial artery andpalmar carpal branch of ulnar artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | rete carpale palmare[citation needed] |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Thepalmar carpal arch is a joining of anartery to an artery, acirculatory anastomosis, known as an arterio-arterial anastomosis. The two connected arteries are thepalmar carpal branch of the radial artery and thepalmar carpal branch of the ulnar artery.
Thisanastomosis is joined by a branch from theanterior interosseous artery above, and by recurrent branches from thedeep palmar arch below, thus forming a palmar carpal network which supplies the articulations of the wrist andcarpus.
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain from the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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