Dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery

Dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery
Arteries of the back of the forearm and hand.
Details
Source	radial artery
Branches	dorsal carpal arch
Identifiers
Latin	ramus carpalis dorsalis arteriae radialis
Dorlands /Elsevier	r_02/12689245
TA	A12.2.09.032
FMA	22755
Anatomical terminology []

The dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery (posterior radial carpal artery) is a small vessel which arises beneath the extensor tendons of the thumb; crossing the carpus transversely toward the medial border of the hand, it anastomoses with the dorsal carpal branch of the ulnar artery.

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