Source radial artery Dorlands/Elsevier r_02/12689245 FMA 22755 | Branches dorsal carpal arch TA A12.2.09.032 | |
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Latin ramus carpalis dorsalis arteriae radialis | ||
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.
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