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dorsal metacarpal artery
1 of 4 arteries in each hand.
Origin: dorsal carpal arch
Course:
-> runs on posterior aspect of interosseous muscles of hand
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: dorsal metacarpal artery
ORIGIN: dorsal carpal arch
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium