Superficial palmar venous arch

Looks like

Paired veins alongside the superficial palmar arterial arch in the palm.

What it does

Collect blood from the common palmar digital veins into the ulnar veins.

Keeping it well

Bleeds in palm cuts; firm pressure controls it until repair.

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