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Volar aspect of forearm

Left palmaris longus muscle

Image #97-3

KEYWORDS: Fascia ligaments and tendons, Peripheral nervous system, Vasculature.

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Volar aspect of forearm

Left palmaris longus muscle

The palmaris longus muscle is essentially absent in the right forearm shown in 97-1. Only a slender tendon extends into the antebrachial fascia. In the opposite forearm, shown here, the palmaris longus is well-developed. In addition, an accessory tendinous slip (10) extends proximally from the tendon of the palmaris longus to blend into the antebrachial fascia. The radial artery originates from the brachial artery at a high level.

1 .	Biceps brachii muscle
2 .	Radial artery
3 .	Brachial artery
4 .	Median nerve
5 .	Brachialis muscle
6 .	Pronator teres muscle (covered by lacertus fibrosus)
7 .	Flexor carpi radialis muscle
8 .	Brachioradialis muscle
9 .	Palmaris longus muscle
10 .	Accessory tendinous slip of palmaris longus muscle
11 .	Superficial branch of radial nerve
12 .	Flexor carpi radialis muscle (tendon)
13 .	Palmaris longus muscle (tendon)
14 .	Abductor pollicis brevis muscle
15 .	Ulnar nerve
16 .	Medial epicondyle of humerus
17 .	Olecranon
18 .	Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle (left pointer, ulnar head; right pointer, humeral head)
19 .	Flexor digitorum superficialis
20 .	Ulnar artery
21 .	Palmar aponeurosis
22 .	Palmaris brevis muscle