PLATE IX 



ist volar 

 metacarpal 

 artery 

 Superficial 

 volar arch 





FIG. 68. Radiograph of a Hand in which the Arteries were injected. 



Note ( i ) That the injection is incomplete. 



(2) That the superficial volar arch is formed by the anastomosis 



of the superficial branch of the ulnar artery with the 

 princeps pollicis artery. 



(3) That the volar radial artery of the index finger is a branch 



of the superficial volar arch. 



(4) The relation of the deep volar arch to the metacarpal bones. 



