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A MANUAL OF ANATOMY. 



Branches of the Ulnar in the Hand. 



(i) The deep palmar or communicating branch, is 

 given off the posterior surface of the ulnar, passes deeply 

 into the palm between the abductor and flexor brevis 

 minimi digiti muscles, and ends by inosculating with the 

 radial to form the deep arch. See page 310. 



Diag. 17. 



(2) Four digital arteries. These arise from the lower 

 border of the superficial arch and are distributed to the 

 fingers. The first crosses the muscles of the little finger to 

 its inner side and then runs along the inner side of this 

 finger. 



The second descends in the interval between the fourth 

 and fifth metacarpal bones to the web of the finger, where 

 it divides into two collateral digital arteries, which pass to 



