The proper palmar digital nerves of the ulnar nerve are

nerves A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of nerve fibers (called axons). Nerves have historically been considered the basic units of the peripheral nervous system. A nerve provides a common pathway for the electrochemical nerve impulses called ...

of the hand. The superficial branch of the ulnar nerve divides into a proper palmar digital nerve, which supplies the

medial Medial may refer to: Mathematics * Medial magma, a mathematical identity in algebra Geometry * Medial axis, in geometry the set of all points having more than one closest point on an object's boundary * Medial graph, another graph that repr ...

side of the fifth digit and a

common palmar digital nerve The common palmar digital nerves of the ulnar nerve are nerves of the hand A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs. A few othe ...

which divides into two proper palmar digital nerves that supply the adjacent sides of the fourth and fifth digits.

Additional images

File:Gray811and813.PNG, Cutaneous nerves of right upper extremity.

References

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