Anatomy

Fingers

Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND.

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  • Finger

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16 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, diagnostic imaging, embryology, growth & development, innervation, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

use for primates only; use TOES (IM) + FORELIMB (NIM) for non-primate vertebrates; differentiate from FINGER JOINT; NIM when merely locational

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  1. A01.378.800w.667w.430w

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WE 835

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fingers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005385. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005385
  2. Fingers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger
  3. Fingers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q620207