Intercapitular veins of the hand
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| Vein: Intercapitular veins of the hand | |
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| The superficial veins of the upper extremity. (Intercapitular veins not labeled, but visible at bottom.) | |
| Latin | venae intercapitulares manus |
| Gray's | subject #172 661 |
| Source | palmar digital veins |
| Drains to | median antebrachial vein |
The volar 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.
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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