THE SUPERIOR EXTREMITY 



hand. A second crosses the palm transversely. Commencing 

 at the middle of the lateral border of the hand, where the 

 first furrow ends, it runs medially, but, as a general rule, 



A. volaris indicis radialis 



Transverse 



carpal 



ligament 



Ulnar nerve 

 Ulnar artery 



Princeps pollicis 



Branch to muscles 

 of thumb 



Superficial volar artery 



Median nerve 

 Radial artery 



FIG. 65. Diagram of Nerves and Vessels of Hand in relation to Bones 

 and Skin Markings. 



it fades away upon the hypothenar eminence. The third 

 furrow begins near the cleft between the index and middle 

 fingers, and proceeds medially, with a gentle curve across 

 the hypothenar eminence, to the medial margin of the hand. 

 The transverse cutaneous furrows at the roots of the fingers, 



