The arterial supply of the digits of the forelimb of the Bactrian camel is described. The arteries supplying
the digits were the palmar metacarpal and common palmar digital arteries III. The palmar metacarpal artery
III was the continuation of the deep medial proximal metacarpal branch which was derived from the medial
branch of the radial artery. It gave rise to a nutrient branch, medial branch, lateral branch and distal
perforating palmar branch at the proximal end of the distal sixth of the cannon bone (fused third and
fourth metacarpal bones). The common palmar digital artery III was the continuation of the median artery,
which divided into medial and lateral branches. The medial branch of common palmar digital artery III
which occasionally arose from the axial palmar proper digital artery III, after giving rise to the axial
proximal proximal phalangeal branch, divided into the axial and abaxial palmar proper digital arteries III.
The axial palmar proper digital artery III gave off the dorsoaxial distal proximal phalangeal, dorsoaxial
proximal middle phalangeal, dorsoaxial distal middle phalangeal, palmoaxial middle phalangeal, palmoaxial
distal phalangeal, dorsoaxial distal phalangeal branches, coronal artery and some digital tori branches. The
abaxial palmar proper digital artery III gave rise to the abaxial proximal proximal phalangeal, dorsoabaxial
distal proximal phalangeal, dorsoabaxial middle phalangeal, palmoabaxial middle phalangeal, palmoabaxial
distal phalangeal, dorsoabaxial distal phalangeal branches, coronal artery and some digital tori branches.
The lateral branch of the common palmar digital artery III in its origin, course, branching pattern and
supply in the fourth digit was similar to the medial branch of common palmar digital artery III in the third
digit.