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what are the proper names for are fingers

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Asked in fingers asked on: 12/01/2007 11:50pm

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2 minutes after the question was opened (12/01/2007 11:51pm)

phalanges.

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4 minutes after the question was opened (12/01/2007 11:53pm)

digits?

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14 minutes after the question was opened (12/02/2007 12:03am)

http://www.rudimentsofwisdom.co m/pages/fingers.htm copy

Supplement from 12/02/2007 12:09am:

starting from the thumb, polex, demonstratorius, impudicus, annualaris, aurikularis.

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25 minutes after the question was opened (12/02/2007 12:14am)

The human fingers are called phalanges, they are attactched to the metacarpals & carpals, the toes are also called phalanges & are attached to the metatarsal & tarsals

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24 hours after the question was opened (12/02/2007 10:55pm)

Does it have to be so scientific?

How about thumb, index, middle, ring, and little finger? Do those confuse anybody? Is there anything improper about those names?

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