See Also: superficial palmar (arterial) arch(medicine)
Kestenbaum's sign(medicine)
deep palmar (arterial) arch(medicine)
superficial palmar artery(medicine)
superficial palmar venous arch(medicine)
superficial palmar branch of radial artery(medicine)
Kestenbaum(medicine)
Kestenbaum's number(medicine)
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superficial palmar (arterial) arch (medicine) and Kestenbaum's sign (medicine)


superficial palmar (arterial) arch (medicine)


superficial palmar (arterial) arch


The arterial arch in the hand located superficial to the long flexor tendons approximately at the level of a line extrapolated across the palm from the distal side of the outstretched thumb. It is formed principally by the termination of the superficial ulnar artery and is usually completed by a communication with the superficial palmar branch of the radial artery. The arch gives rise to the common palmar digital arteries.

Synonym: arcus palmaris superficialis, arcus volaris superficialis.


Kestenbaum's sign (medicine)


Kestenbaum's sign
<clinical sign> A decrease in the number of arterioles crossing optic disk margins as a sign of optic neuritis.