Palmar carpal branch of the ulnar artery

Palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery
Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view. (Palmar carpal branch of radial artery labeled as "volar ulnar carpal", at lower right.)
Details
Source	ulnar artery
Branches	palmar carpal arch
Identifiers
Latin	ramus carpalis palmaris arteriae ulnaris
Dorlands /Elsevier	r_02/12689269
TA	A12.2.09.054
FMA	22817
Anatomical terminology []

The palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery (volar carpal branch) is a small vessel which crosses the front of the carpus beneath the tendons of the Flexor digitorum profundus, and anastomoses with the corresponding branch of the radial artery.

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