Pinky Anatomy

The little finger or pinky finger also known as the fifth digit or pinkie is the most ulnar and smallest finger of the human hand opposite the thumb and next to the ring finger. The human finger is mainly a bony structure with multiple joints giving it strength and flexibility.

Little Finger Wikipedia

Each toe consists of three phalanx bones the proximal middle and distal with the exception of the big toe latin.

Pinky anatomy. As the smallest digit the pinky is located next to the ring finger. A digit includes the hand bones but these bones are not separated into individual appendages like a finger. Fingers are easily injured and broken fingers are some of the most common traumatic injuries seen in an emergency room.

The pinky finger is the fifth digit of the hand and is the least often utilized of the five fingers. The phalanx bones of the toe join to the metatarsal bones of the foot at the interphalangeal joints. The little toe is also known is the fifth digit of the foot.

Anatomy of the fingers. Still like the other toes it assists the foot while walking jogging or standing. Instead it is contained within a single structure the hand.

Rather than a single joint the wrist is actually made up of multiple joints where the bones of the arm and hand meet to allow movement. The wrist is formed where the two bones of the forearm the radius the larger bone on the thumb side of the arm and the ulna the smaller bone on the pinky side meet the carpus. The index middle ring and fifth digits have proximal middle and distal phalanges and.

The anatomy of the finger is complex but a basic knowledge is necessary to properly treat acute injuries. Finger fractures may account for up to 10 of all bone fractures. The hallux only contains two phalanx bones the proximal and distal.

For all you pre medical medical and neuro grad students who need to brush up on their neuroanatomy this video will help. It is the smallest and weakest of all five digits.

Dislocated Pinky Illustration