Vessels

Question 1

Radial artery

Answer 1

Between BR & FCR
Into hand between FCR & APL/EPB
Superficial palm branch (minor supply, ulnar a. major)
Passes between 2 heads of 1st dorsal interosseous to deep palmar branch

Question 2

Ulnar artery

Answer 2

Under FCU
Lateral u ulnar nerve at wrist
Guyon´s canal
Lies on transverse carpal lig

Question 3

Supplemental arteries at wrist lvl

Answer 3

Anterior interosseous artery
Post interosseous artery
Median artery (occasionally)

Question 4

Digital arteries volar or dorsal?

Answer 4

Palm: arteries volar to nervers

Digits Arteries dorsal to nerves, both solar to Clelands lig.’

Question 5

Superficial arch

Answer 5

Fr. Ulnar a and little from superficial radial branch
80% have a complete arch with all digital arteries
Deep to palmar fascia

Question 6

Deep arterial arch of hand

Answer 6

Deep to flexor tendons
Proximal to superficial arch
MC base level
Princeps Pollicis (between 1st dorsal interosseous and adductor p)
Radial index finger
Branches to 3 common digital arteries

Question 7

Digital artery dominance

Answer 7

Closer to midline:
dig 5,4 radial
dig 1,2,3 ulnar
Less obvious centrally