Palmar may refer to:
Anatomy, relating to the palm of the hand
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Palmar aponeurosis, deep fascia connecting and within the muscles of the palm
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Palmar arches (disambiguation), various combinations of arteries in the hand and arm
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Palmar arteries (disambiguation), several sets of arteries in the hand
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Palmar branch of the median nerve
The palmar branch of the median nerve is a branch of the median nerve which arises at the distal part of the forearm.
Branches
It pierces the palmar carpal ligament, and divides into a lateral and a medial branch;
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, a branch of the median nerve that arises at the lower part of the forearm.
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Palmar branch of ulnar nerve
The palmar branch of the ulnar nerve arises about five cm proximal to the wrist from where the ulnar nerve splits into palmar and dorsal branches. It supplies sensory innervation to a small area in the palmar surface of the wrist.
The palmar bran ...
, continuation of one branch of the ulnar nerve into the hand
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Palmar carpal branch of radial artery
The palmar carpal branch of the radial artery is a small branch of the radial artery
In human anatomy, the radial artery is the main artery of the lateral aspect of the forearm.
Structure
The radial artery arises from the bifurcation of the ...
, a small blood vessel that crosses the wrist bones to join with the palmar branch of the ulnar artery
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Palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery
The palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery (volar carpal branch) is a small vessel which crosses the front of the carpus beneath the tendons of the Flexor digitorum profundus, and anastomoses with the corresponding branch of the radial artery
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, a small blood vessel that crosses the wrist bones to join with the palmar branch of the radial artery
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Palmar carpal ligament, the thickened portion of the deep forearm fascia on the front of the wrist
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Palmar crease, a crease in the surface of the palm
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Palmar digital nerves (disambiguation) Palmar digital nerves may refer to;
* Common palmar digital nerves of median nerve
* Common palmar digital nerves of ulnar nerve
* Proper palmar digital nerves of median nerve
* Proper palmar digital nerves of ulnar nerve
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, several sets of nerves in the fingers
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Palmar digital veins, blood vessels on the palm side of the fingers
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Palmar erythema
Palmar erythema is reddening of the palms at the thenar and hypothenar eminences.James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. .
Causes
It is associated with va ...
, reddening of the palms
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Palmar grasp reflex
Palmar grasp reflex (or grasp reflex) is a primitive and involuntary reflex found in infants of humans and most primates. When an object, such as an adult finger, is placed in an infant's palm, the infant's fingers reflexively grasp the object. ...
, a primitive reflex seen in newborns
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Palmar radioulnar ligament
The palmar radioulnar ligament (volar radioulnar ligament, anterior radioulnar ligament) is a narrow band of fibers extending from the anterior margin of the ulnar notch of the radius to the front of the head of the ulna
The ulna (''pl''. ulnae ...
, a narrow band of fibers in the wrist joining the ends of the arm bones
Places
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Palmar, Santander, a municipality in the Santander Department, Colombia
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Palmar, Uruguay
Palmar is a village in the Soriano Department of western Uruguay.
Location
The village is located on Route 55 and the south bank of Río Negro, just south of the Palmar Dam. It lies about east of Mercedes and at the border with Río Negro De ...
, a town in Soriano Department, Uruguay
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Palmar, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, a rural barrio in the municipality of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
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Palmar Arriba, a town in the Santiago province of the Dominican Republic
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Palmar de Bravo
Palmar de Bravo (municipality) is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla in south-eastern Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is ...
, a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla
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Palmar de Ocoa
Palmar de Ocoa is a town in the Azua de Compostela Provinces of the Dominican Republic, province of the Dominican Republic.
Sources
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Populated places in Azua Province
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, a town in the Azua province of the Dominican Republic
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Palmar de Varela
Palmar de Varela is a municipality and town in the Colombian department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrati ...
, a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Atlántico
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Palmar Norte (North Palmar), a town in the Osa region, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica
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Palmar River
The Palmar River ( es, Rio El Palmar) is a river of Venezuela. It drains into Lake Maracaibo.
The Palmar River rises in the Serranía del Perijá.
In its lower reaches it flows through an area of the Catatumbo moist forests ecoregion.
It then flo ...
, a river of Venezuela
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Palmar Sur (South Palmar), a town in the Osa region, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica
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El Palmar de Troya, a small village near Utrera, in Andalusia, Spain
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San Jose Palmar, a village in Orange Walk District, Belize
People
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Wally Palmar
Wally Palmar (born Volodymyr Palamarchuk; April 27, 1954 in Hamtramck, Michigan) is a Ukrainian-American musician, singer, songwriter and composer. He is best known as a founding member and lead singer of The Romantics, a rock band from Detroit, ...
(born Volodymyr Palamarchuk; 1954), American musician, singer, songwriter and composer
Other uses
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Palmar (football club), a football club in São Tomé and Príncipe
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Palmar de Junco, a sports venue in the neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas, Cuba
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Our Lady of Palmar
Our Lady of Palmar ( es, Nuestra Señora del Palmar), known formally as Our Crowned Mother of Palmar ( es, Nuestra Madre del Palmar Coronada), is a Palmarian Christian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with an alleged Marian apparition ...
, Marian apparition
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Palmarian Catholic Church, Independent Catholic denomination
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Cathedral-Basilica of Our Crowned Mother of Palmar
The Cathedral-Basilica of Our Crowned Mother of Palmar ( es, Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Madre del Palmar Coronada) is a basilica church in El Palmar de Troya, Spain. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Palma ...
, Palmarian Catholic cathedral
See also
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Palma (disambiguation)
Palma or La Palma means Arecaceae, palm in a number of languages and may also refer to:
Geography Africa
*Palma, Mozambique, city
**Palma District
*La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, Spain
**La Palma (DO), a ''Denominación de Origen'' for wines ...
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Palmares (disambiguation)
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Palmer (disambiguation)
Palmer may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land
* Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Palmer (surname), including a list of people and fi ...
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Volar (disambiguation) Volar may refer to:
* Volar, Afghanistan, a town in Badakhshan Province
*Volar, Slovenia, a hamlet within the Ljubljana Marsh
*Volar Airlines, later branded as LTE, based in Palma de Mallorca, Spain
*Project VOLAR, or Project Volunteer Army, a US A ...
, an anatomical term sometimes used as a synonym
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