Anatom3DDeep palmar venous arch
Arcus venosus palmaris profundus · Hluboký dlaňový žilní oblouk
Veins
Looks like
An arch of paired veins lying deep in the palm beside the deep palmar arterial arch.
What it does
Drains the deep hand muscles and bones into the radial and ulnar veins.
Keeping it well
Rarely a problem on their own; they bleed in deep hand wounds.
Related conditions
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Clotting disorders (thrombophilia & APS)
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Dupuytren's contracture & trigger finger
- Ganglion cyst
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate disease)
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Repetitive strain & overuse injury
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Varicose veins