Volar metacarpal arteries
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The palmar metacarpal arteries (volar metacarpal arteries, palmar interosseous arteries), three or four in number, arise from the convexity of the deep volar arch
They run distally upon the Interossei
, and anastomose at the clefts of the finger
s with the common digital branches of the superficial volar arch.
They run distally upon the Interossei
Interossei
Interossei refer to muscles between certain bones. There are many interossei in a human body. Specific interossei include:-On the hands:* Dorsal interossei muscles of the hand* Palmar interossei muscles-On the feet:...
, and anastomose at the clefts of the finger
Finger
A finger is a limb of the human body and a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the hands of humans and other primates....
s with the common digital branches of the superficial volar arch.