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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