Deep palmar venous arch

Deep palmar venous arch
Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches. (Deep palmar venous arch not visible, but diagram shows location of corresponding artery.)
Details
Source	palmar metacarpal veins
Drains to	radial vein
Artery	deep palmar arch
Identifiers
Latin	arcus venosus palmaris profundus
TA	A12.3.08.034
FMA	22911
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The deep palmar arch is accompanied by a pair of venae comitantes which constitute the deep palmar venous arch. It receives the veins corresponding to the branches of the arterial arch: the palmar metacarpal veins.

References

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

General

Superficial

arm:	Cephalic Accessory cephalic Median cubital Basilic Median antebrachial

hand/forearm:	Dorsal network Intercapitular Dorsal metacarpal Superficial palmar arch Palmar digital

Deep

arm:	Radial Ulnar Brachial

hand/forearm:	Deep palmar arch Palmar metacarpal

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