Proper palmar digital nerves of ulnar nerve

Proper palmar digital nerves of ulnar nerve
Superficial palmar nerves.
Diagram of segmental distribution of the cutaneous nerves of the right upper extremity.
Details
From	common palmar digital nerves of ulnar nerve
Identifiers
Latin	nervi digitales palmares proprii nervi ulnaris
TA	A14.2.03.047
FMA	75484
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy* [edit on Wikidata]

The proper palmar digital nerves of ulnar nerve are nerves of the hand. The superficial branch of the ulnar nerve divides into a proper palmar digital nerve which supplies the medial side of the fifth digit and a common palmar digital nerve which divides into two proper palmar digital nerves that supply the adjacent sides of the fourth and fifth digits.

Additional images

Cutaneous nerves of right upper extremity.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Nerves of the brachial plexus

Supraclavicular

root (dorsal scapular, long thoracic)
upper trunk (suprascapular, to the subclavius)

Infraclavicular

lateral cord	lateral pectoral ansa pectoralis musculocutaneous (lateral cutaneous of forearm) median/lateral root: anterior interosseous palmar recurrent common palmar digital (proper palmar digital)

medial cord	medial pectoral ansa pectoralis cutaneous: medial cutaneous of forearm medial cutaneous of arm ulnar: muscular palmar dorsal (dorsal digital nerves) superficial (common palmar digital, proper palmar digital) deep median/medial root: see above

posterior cord	subscapular (upper, lower) thoracodorsal axillary (superior lateral cutaneous of arm) radial: muscular cutaneous (posterior of arm, inferior lateral of arm, posterior of forearm) superficial (dorsal digital nerves) deep (posterior interosseous)

Other

cutaneous innervation of the upper limbs

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