Variations of the superficial palmar arch.
The superficial palmar arteries were carefully dissected, using gross techniques, in 80 conserved cadaver hands. 78 of the specimens (97.5%) were shown to have the superficial palmar arch 64 (80%) of which were formed by anastomoses between ulnar and radial arteries. In 14 of the specimens (17.5%) the arch was formed by the ulnar artery alone. There were no arches in 2 of the specimens (2.5%) which were supplied by the anterior median artery.
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Department of Anatomy, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul.
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Soyluoğlu
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D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017535:Ulnar Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*