Dorsal carpal arch

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Dorsal carpal arch

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.

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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.

It serves as a source of blood supply to the radiocarpal joint alongside the palmar carpal arch.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 594 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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