Carpal tunnel
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![Transverse section across the wrist and carpals; the palm is at the top (carpal tunnel not labeled but visible at centre)](/Images/godic/202501/02/Carpal-Tunnel.svg1452.png")
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In the human body, the carpal tunnel or carpal canal is the passageway on the palmar side of the wrist that connects the forearm to the middle compartment of the deep plane of the palm. The tunnel consists of bones and connective tissue. Several tendons and the median nerve pass through it.