Cardiovascular system
Dorsal digital arteries of hand
Arteriae digitales dorsales manus
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Dorsal metacarpal arteries
DescriptionUnreviewed
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. They run with the dorsal digital nerves of ulnar nerve and dorsal digital nerves of radial nerve.
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Names
- Latin
- Arteriae digitales dorsales manus
- English
- Dorsal digital arteries of hand
- French
- Artères digitales dorsales de la main
- Spanish
- Arterias digitales dorsales de la mano
- Portuguese
- Artérias digitais dorsais da mão