Three common palmar digital arteries arise from the of the superficial palmar arch and proceed distally over the second, third, and fourth lumbricales muscles.
Alternative names for these arteries are: common volar digital arteries, ulnar metacarpal arteries, arteriae digitales palmares communes, or aa. digitales volares communes.
Each of these arteries receive the corresponding volar metacarpal artery and then divide into a pair of proper palmar digital arteries (q.v.).