Volar aspect of right hand

Superficial structures of fingers, close-up view

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Volar aspect of right hand

Superficial structures of fingers, close-up view

Numerous Pacinian corpuscles occur along the digital nerves. One of these is indicated at 9.

1. Superficial fascia
2. Proper palmar digital nerves of median nerve
3. Ligament of digital sheath III
4. Terminal digital arterial arch
5. Proper palmar digital nerves of ulnar nerve
6. Proper palmar digital arteries
7. Dorsal digital artery of radial nerve
8. Proper palmar digital nerve of median nerve
9. Pacinian corpuscle
10. Transverse fascicle palmar aponeurosis
11. Palmar aponeurosis