Palmar carpal branch of radial artery

Palmar carpal branch of radial artery
Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view. (Palmar carpal branch of radial artery labeled as "volar radial carpal", at lower left.)
Details
Source	Radial artery
Branches	Palmar carpal arch
Identifiers
Latin	ramus carpalis palmaris arteriae radialis
TA98	A12.2.09.030
TA2	4644
FMA	22750
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The palmar carpal branch of the radial artery is a small branch of the radial artery which arises near the lower border of the pronator quadratus, and, running across the front of the carpus, anastomoses with the palmar carpal branch of the ulnar artery.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 594 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Arteries of the human arm

Axillary

Shoulder
before teres minor

1st part	Superior thoracic artery
2nd part	Thoracoacromial artery pectoral branch acromial branch clavicular branch deltoid branch Lateral thoracic artery
3rd part	Subscapular artery scapular anastomosis circumflex scapular artery thoracodorsal artery anterior humeral circumflex artery posterior humeral circumflex artery

Brachial

Arm
before cubital fossa

profunda brachii
- radial collateral
- medial collateral
ulnar collateral
- superior
- inferior

Radial artery

forearm	radial recurrent
wrist/carpus	Dorsal carpal branch dorsal carpal arch Palmar carpal branch deep palmar arch
hand	Superficial palmar branch princeps pollicis radialis indicis artery superficial palmar arch

Median artery

median artery

Ulnar artery

forearm	ulnar recurrent anterior posterior common interosseous anterior posterior interosseous recurrent
wrist/carpus	Dorsal carpal branch dorsal carpal arch Palmar carpal branch superficial palmar arch

Arterial Arches

Dorsal carpal arch	dorsal metacarpal dorsal digital
Palmar carpal arch	superficial palmar arch common palmar digital proper palmar digital deep palmar arch palmar metacarpal