Dorsal Digital Veins of Hand

The dorsal digital veins of hand run along the fingers' sides. The veins connect with each other through branches that communicate diagonally. The dorsal metacarpal veins are formed when the veins from neighboring sides of the digits merge. These veins stop in a dorsal venous network across from the center of the metacarpus. The dorsal digital vein from the index finger's radial side and the thumb's dorsal digital veins join the radial part of the network. From here it's prolonged upward as...

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Anatomy Terms

Accessory Cephalic Vein
Axillary Artery
Axillary Vein
Brachial Vein
Cephalic Vein
Deep Palmar Arterial Arch
Dorsal Digital Veins of Hand
Dorsal Metacarpal Veins
Dorsal Venous Network of Hand
Intermediate Antebrachial Vein
Radial Artery
Right Gastric Vein
Right Suprarenal Vein
Splenic Vein
Superficial Palmar Arterial Arch

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Full Dorsal Digital Veins of Hand Description

[Continued from above] . . . the cephalic vein. The dorsal digital vein of the little finger's ulnar side is sent to the ulnar part of the network. It continues to rise as the basilic vein. Around the center of the forearm, the dorsal venous network often meets up with the cephalic vein by way of a communicating branch.