Volar aspect of right hand

Dorsal interosseous muscles

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Image #105-2

Volar aspect of right hand

Dorsal interosseous muscles

The volar interossei have been removed but the areas of origin (4) and tendons of insertion (7) of these muscles are indicated.

1. Deep palmar arch
2. Muscular branches of ulnar nerve (to dorsal interossei)
3. Dorsal interosseous muscles I-IV
4. Areas of origin of anterior interosseous muscles
5. Area of origin of adductor pollicis muscle (transverse head)
6. Lumbrical muscle I
7. Anterior interosseous muscles (tendons of insertion)
8. Lumbrical muscles II-IV
9. Muscle with morphological similarity to anterior interossei (see 105-3)
10. Metacarpal I
11. Princeps pollicis artery
12. Radial artery
13. Flexor carpi radialis muscle (tendon of insertion)
14. Superficial anterior branch radial artery
15. Tubercle of trapezium bone
16. Hamulus of hamate bone
17. Left pointer: Deep branch of ulnar nerve Right pointer: Articular branch of deep branch of ulnar nerve
18. Deep anterior branch ulnar artery (cut off)
19. Anterior metacarpal artery