Pisohamate ligament
Appearance
Pisohamate ligament | |
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Details | |
From | Pisiform |
To | Hamate |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum pisohamatum |
TA98 | A03.5.11.108 |
TA2 | 1825 |
FMA | 42304 |
Anatomical terminology |
The pisohamate ligament is a ligament in the hand. It connects the pisiform to the hook of the hamate. It is a prolongation of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris.
It serves as part of the origin for the abductor digiti minimi. It also forms the floor of the ulnar canal, a canal that allows the ulnar nerve and ulnar artery into the hand.
References
[edit]This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 329 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)