Dorsal carpal branch of ulnar artery at a glance
- What it is
- This is a branch of the ulnar artery that helps form the dorsal carpal arch.
- Location
- It arises from the ulnar artery just above the pisiform, passes around the ulnar side of the wrist deep to the extensor tendons and joins the dorsal carpal arch.
- Function
- It supplies the ulnar side of the wrist.
- Body system
- Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA22822 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Structures next to the dorsal carpal branch of ulnar artery
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Hamate · skeletal
- Triquetral · skeletal
- Lunate · skeletal
- Capitate · skeletal
- Superficial palmar arterial arch · cardiovascular
- Pisiform · skeletal
- Deep palmar arch · cardiovascular
- Scaphoid · skeletal
- Trapezoid · skeletal
- Dorsal carpal branch of radial artery · cardiovascular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Dorsal carpal branch of ulnar artery (FMA22822). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
- OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
- Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.
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