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 brachial artery in the antecubital fossa. It runs distally on the anterior part of th ...
which arises near the lower border of the
pronator quadratus, and, running across the front of the carpus, anastomoses with the
palmar carpal branch of the ulnar artery.
References
Arteries of the upper limb
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