Distal phalanx, digit 2, left fore

Phalanx distalis digiti II

The last bone of a digit, carrying the claw or the hoof.

System
Bone
Region
Thoracic limb
Sides
Paired: left and right
Distal phalanx, digit 2, left fore (Phalanx distalis digiti II) of the pig, left side: a three-quarter view of the bone.

Measured on the specimen

What the distal phalanx, digit 2, left fore is in contact with in the model itself, with the share of the other structure’s surface it covers. A contact is not always a joint: bones that simply lie against one another are in this list too.

Measured on the left side.

Terminology

English
Distal phalanx, digit 2, left fore
Latin (NAV)
Phalanx distalis digiti II
Status
A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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