Superficial palmar venous arch

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Vein: Superficial palmar venous arch
Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches. (Superficial palmar venous arch not visible, but diagram shows location of corresponding artery.)
Latin	arcus venosus palmaris superficialis
Gray's	subject #172 663
Source	common palmar digital veins
Drains to	ulnar vein
Artery	superficial palmar arch
Dorlands / Elsevier	a_58/12150796

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

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