The palmar carpal arch is a joining of an artery to an artery, a circulatory anastomosis, known as an arterio-arterial anastomosis. The two connected arteries are the palmar carpal branch of the radial artery and the palmar carpal branch of the ulnar artery.
| Palmar carpal arch | |
|---|---|
 Deep view of ulnar and radial arteries (palmar carpal arch visible at level of "volar radial carpal" and "volar ulnar carpal", but not labeled) | |
| Details | |
| Source | Palmar carpal branch of radial artery and palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | rete carpale palmare[citation needed] |
| Anatomical terminology | |
This anastomosis is joined by a branch from the anterior interosseous artery above, and by recurrent branches from the deep palmar arch below, thus forming a palmar carpal network which supplies the articulations of the wrist and carpus.
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