Anatom3DFourth common palmar digital artery
Arteria digitalis palmaris communis quarta · Čtvrtá společná dlaňová prstová tepna
Heart & arteries
Looks like
The palm artery from the superficial arch that runs toward the web between the ring and little fingers.
What it does
Splits into proper digital arteries for the facing sides of the ring and little fingers.
Keeping it well
Runs over the flexor tendons where Dupuytren's cords often form; surgeons protect it when releasing the cords.
Related conditions
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- De Quervain's tenosynovitis
- Dupuytren's contracture & trigger finger
- Ganglion cyst
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Hypothermia & frostbite
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Kawasaki disease
- Metabolic syndrome
- Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
- Peripheral artery disease
- Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
- Pre-eclampsia
- Pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate disease)
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- Repetitive strain & overuse injury
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Sepsis
- Shock (circulatory failure)
- Vasculitis (GCA & others)