Superficial branch of ulnar nerve
|Superficial branch of ulnar nerve|
Superficial palmar nerves. (Superficial branch of ulnar labeled at center right.)
Diagram of segmental distribution of the cutaneous nerves of the right upper extremity.
|Latin||ramus superficialis nervi ulnaris|
|Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy|
The superficial branch of the ulnar nerve is a terminal branch of the ulnar nerve. It supplies the palmaris brevis and the skin on the ulnar side of the hand, and divides into a common palmar digital nerve and a proper palmar digital nerve.
The proper digital branches are distributed to the fingers in the same manner as those of the median nerve.
- lesson5nervesofhand at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
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