Palmar Anatomy

The palmar fascia is palmar to the tendons of muscles which flex the fingers and the dorsal venous arch is so named because it is on the dorsal side of the foot. The palm volar which is the central region of the anterior part of the hand.

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C8t1 deep palmar arterial arch.

Palmar anatomy. Adductor pollicis adducts thumb oblique head. Palmar interosseous muscle ii. Radial side of the little finger.

Radial side of the ring finger. Lumbricals flexion of metacarpophalangeal joints extend interphalangeal joints. Pertaining to the palm the grasping side of the hand.

Capitate and bases of metacarpals 2 and 3 transverse head. Palmar interosseous muscle i. Palmar aspect anatomy of the hand.

Palmar metacarpal arteries. Palmar interosseous muscle iii. Of relating to or involving the palm of the hand.

The heel of the hand is the area anteriorly to the bases of the metacarpal bones. It comes from word vola which the romans used for the palm of the hand and the sole of the foot. Descriptive of the palm of the human hand or of the homologous surface or direction of the limbs of other animal species.

And distally it forms four longitudinal bands. Of pertaining to or located in or on the palm of the hand or the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal. Of relating to or corresponding to the palm of the hand or an animals paw.

So its thin laterally its thin medially. Areas of the human hand include. Volar can also be used to refer to the underside of the palm or sole which are themselves also sometimes used to describe location as palmar and plantar.

Medical definition of palmar. Ulnar side of the index finger. Metacarpal 3 base of proximal phalanx and extensor expansion of thumb deep branch of ulnar nerve.

See plantar nerve block. The ancient romans used the word palma for the outstretched palm of the hand. The origin surfaces of these muscles are facing towards the middle finger.

By comparison the term volar applies to both the palm and sole. And these longitudinal bands pass over the digits and support the digital sheaths that enclose the flexor tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis fds and flexor digitorum profundus fdp. The opisthenar area dorsal is the corresponding area on the posterior part of the hand.

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