The dorsal carpal arch (dorsal carpal network, posterior carpal arch) is an anatomical term for the combination (
anastomosis) of
dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery and the
dorsal carpal branch of the ulnar artery near the back of the
wrist
In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as (1) the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand; "The wrist contains eight bones, roughly aligned in two rows, known as the carp ...
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It is made up of the dorsal carpal branches of both the ulnar and radial arteries. It also anastomoses with the
anterior interosseous artery and the
posterior interosseous artery. The arch gives off three
dorsal metacarpal arteries.
See also
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Palmar carpal arch
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Deep palmar arch
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Superficial palmar arch
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Arteries of the upper limb
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