Superficial branch of ulnar nerve

Superficial branch of ulnar nerve
	Superficial palmar nerves. (Superficial branch of ulnar labeled at center right.)
	Diagram of segmental distribution of the cutaneous nerves of the right upper extremity.
Details
From	ulnar nerve
Innervates	Palmaris brevis
Identifiers
Latin	ramus superficialis nervi ulnaris
TA	A14.2.03.045
FMA	44876
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The superficial branch of the ulnar nerve is a terminal branch of the ulnar nerve.^[1] It supplies the palmaris brevis and the skin on the ulnar side of the hand, and divides into a common palmar digital nerve and a proper palmar digital nerve.

The proper digital branches are distributed to the fingers in the same manner as those of the median nerve.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 942 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

↑ Ellis, Harold; Susan Standring; Gray, Henry David (2005). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. p. 726. ISBN 0-443-07168-3.

lesson5nervesofhand at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)

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