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Deep palmar branch of ulnar artery

The deep palmar branch of ulnar artery passes between the Abductor digiti minimi and Flexor digiti minimi brevis and through the origin of the Opponens digiti minimi; it anastomoses with the radial artery, and completes the deep volar arch.

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Deep palmar branch of ulnar artery
Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view. (Deep volar branch of ulnar labeled at bottom right.)
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Sourceulnar artery
Branchesdeep palmar arch
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Latinramus palmaris profundus arteriae ulnaris
TA98A12.2.09.055
TA24670
FMA22824
Anatomical terminology

The deep palmar branch of ulnar artery (deep volar branch, profunda branch) passes between the Abductor digiti minimi and Flexor digiti minimi brevis and through the origin of the Opponens digiti minimi; it anastomoses with the radial artery, and completes the deep volar arch.

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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 598 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)