Intercapitular veins of the hand
The palmar digital veins on each finger are connected to the dorsal digital veins by oblique intercapitular veins. They drain into a venous plexus which is situated over the thenar and hypothenar eminences and across the front of the wrist.
| Intercapitular veins of the hand | |
|---|---|
 The superficial veins of the upper extremity. (Intercapitular veins not labeled, but visible at bottom.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | palmar digital veins |
| Drains to | median antebrachial vein |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Venae intercapitulares manus |
| TA98 | A12.3.08.024 |
| TA2 | 4968 |
| FMA | 71583 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 661 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.