The proper palmar digital nerves of the ulnar nerve are

nerves A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of nerve fibers (called axons) in the peripheral nervous system. A nerve transmits electrical impulses. It is the basic unit of the peripheral nervous system. A nerve provides a common pathway for the e ...

of the hand. The

superficial branch of the ulnar nerve The superficial branch of the ulnar nerve is a terminal branch of the ulnar nerve. It supplies the palmaris brevis and the skin on the ulnar side of the hand. It also divides into a common palmar digital nerve and a proper palmar digital nerve. Th ...

divides into a proper palmar digital nerve, which supplies the medial side of the fifth digit and a

common palmar digital nerve The common palmar digital nerves of the ulnar nerve are nerves of the hand A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs. A few ot ...

which divides into two proper palmar digital nerves that supply the adjacent sides of the fourth and fifth digits.

Additional images

File:Gray811and813.PNG, Cutaneous nerves of right upper extremity.

References

Nerves of the upper limb {{neuroanatomy-stub