Quick Facts
Origin: Superficial palmar arch.
Course: Posteriorly, to dorsal digital veins.
Tributaries: No named tributaries.
Drainage: Palmar aspect of hand.
Origin
The intercapitular veins connect the superficial venous palmar arch with the dorsal digital veins.
Course
The intercapitular veins course posteriorly from the palmar to the dorsal aspect of the hand.
Tributaries
There are no named tributaries.
Structures Drained
The superficial venous system is the primary drainage of the hand. The palmar venous drainage is insufficient and blood of the palm of the hand is drained primarily by the dorsal venous network via the intercapitular veins (Doyle and Botte, 2003, Tubbs et al., 2016).
References
Doyle, J. R. and Botte, M. J. (2003) Surgical Anatomy of the Hand and Upper Extremity. LWW medical book collection: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Tubbs, R. S., Shoja, M. M. and Loukas, M. (2016) Bergman's Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation. Wiley.
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