Superficial branch of ulnar nerve

The superficial branch of the ulnar nerve is a terminal branch of the ulnar nerve.^[1] It supplies the palmaris brevis and the skin on the ulnar side of the hand.^[2][3] It also divides into a common palmar digital nerve and a proper palmar digital nerve.^[2]

Superficial branch of ulnar nerve
Superficial palmar nerves. (Superficial branch of ulnar labeled at center right.)
Diagram of segmental distribution of the cutaneous nerves of the right upper extremity.
Details
From	Ulnar nerve
Innervates	Palmaris brevis
Identifiers
Latin	ramus superficialis nervi ulnaris
TA98	A14.2.03.045
TA2	6454
FMA	44876
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The proper digital branches are distributed to the fingers in the same manner as those of the median nerve.