Deep transverse metacarpal ligament

Deep transverse metacarpal ligament
235 System = Metacarpophalangeal articulation and articulations of digit. Volar aspect.
Details
Latin	Ligamentum metacarpeum transversum profundum
From	head of metacarpal
To	head of adjacent metacarpal
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_09/12492625
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terminology [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The deep transverse metacarpal ligament (also called the deep transverse palmar ligament) is a narrow fibrous band which runs across the palmar surfaces of the heads of the second, third, fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, connecting them together.

It is blended with the palmar metacarpophalangeal ligaments.

Its palmar surface is concave where the flexor tendons pass over it; behind it the tendons of the interosseous muscles of the hand pass to their insertions.

Additional Images

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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view.

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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection. Posterior view.

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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection.Anterior, palmar, view.

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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection.Anterior, palmar, view.

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  Wrist joint. Deep dissection.Anterior, palmar, view.

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  Interphalangeal ligaments and phalanges.Right hand. Deep dissection. Posterior (dorsal) view.

References

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