Palmar

Palmar may refer to:

Anatomy, relating to the palm of the hand

• Palmar aponeurosis, deep fascia connecting and within the muscles of the palm
• Palmar arches (disambiguation), various combinations of arteries in the hand and arm
• Palmar arteries (disambiguation), several sets of arteries in the hand
• Palmar branch of the median nerve, a branch of the median nerve that arises at the lower part of the forearm.
• Palmar branch of ulnar nerve, continuation of one branch of the ulnar nerve into the hand
• Palmar carpal branch:
• Palmar carpal branch of radial artery, a small blood vessel that crosses the wrist bones to join with the palmar branch of the ulnar artery
• Palmar carpal branch of ulnar artery, a small blood vessel that crosses the wrist bones to join with the palmar branch of the radial artery
• Palmar carpal ligament, the thickened portion of the deep forearm fascia on the front of the wrist
• Palmar crease, a crease in the surface of the palm
• Palmar digital nerves (disambiguation), several sets of nerves in the fingers
• Palmar digital veins, blood vessels on the palm side of the fingers
• Palmar erythema, reddening of the palms
• Palmar grasp reflex, a primitive reflex seen in newborns
• Palmar radioulnar ligament, a narrow band of fibers in the wrist joining the ends of the arm bones

Places

Belize

• San Jose Palmar, a village in Orange Walk District

Colombia

• Palmar, Santander, a municipality in the Santander Department
• Palmar de Varela, a municipality and town in the department of Atlántico

Costa Rica

• Palmar Norte (North Palmar), a town in the Osa region, Puntarenas province
• Palmar Sur (South Palmar), a town in the Osa region, Puntarenas province

Dominican Republic

• Palmar Arriba, a town in the Santiago province
• Palmar de Ocoa, a town in the Azua province

Mexico

• Palmar de Bravo, a town and municipality in the state of Puebla

Puerto Rico

• Palmar, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, a rural barrio in the municipality of Aguadilla

Spain

• El Palmar de Troya, a small village near Utrera, in Andalusia

Uruguay

• Palmar, Uruguay, a town in Soriano Department
• Punta Palmar, a headland in Rocha Department
• Punta Palmar lighthouse, a lighthouse in the namesake headland

Venezuela

• Palmar River, a river in Zulia State

People

• Wally Palmar (born Volodymyr Palamarchuk; 1954), American musician, singer, songwriter and composer

Other uses

• Palmar (football club), a football club in São Tomé and Príncipe
• Palmar de Junco, a sports venue in the neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas, Cuba
• Our Lady of Palmar, Marian apparition
• Palmarian Catholic Church, Independent Catholic denomination
• Cathedral-Basilica of Our Crowned Mother of Palmar, Palmarian Catholic cathedral

See also

• Palma (disambiguation)
• Palmares (disambiguation)
• Palmer (disambiguation)
• Volar (disambiguation), an anatomical term sometimes used as a synonym