Dorsal metacarpal veins

Dorsal metacarpal veins
Vein: Dorsal metacarpal veins
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The veins on the dorsum of the hand.
Latin venae metacarpales dorsales
Gray's subject #172 660
Source dorsal digital veins
Drains to dorsal venous network of hand
Artery dorsal metacarpal arteries

The dorsal digital veins from the adjacent sides of the fingers unite to form three dorsal metacarpal veins, which end in a dorsal venous net-work opposite the middle of the metacarpus.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

v · d · eVeins of upper limbs (TA A12.3.08, GA 7.660)
General
Subscapular · Axillary · Circumflex scapular
Superficial
Deep

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