Dorsal carpal arch

Dorsal carpal arch
Arteries of the back of the forearm and hand.(Dorsal radial carpal labeled at bottom right.)
Details
Latin	rete carpale dorsale
Source	dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery, dorsal carpal branch of the ulnar artery
Branches	dorsal metacarpal arteries
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	r_10/12705277
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TH	{{#property:P1694}}
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FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terminology [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The dorsal carpal arch (dorsal carpal network, posterior carpal arch) is an anatomical term for the combination (anastomosis) of dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery and the dorsal carpal branch of the ulnar artery near the back of the wrist.

It is made up of the dorsal carpal branches of both the ulnar and radial arteries. It also anastomoses with the anterior interosseous artery and the posterior interosseous artery. The arch gives off three dorsal metacarpal arteries.

See also

• Palmar carpal arch
• Deep palmar arch
• Superficial palmar arch

References

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