Distal phalanx, digit 2, left hind

Phalanx distalis digiti II pedis

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

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

Measured on the specimen

What the distal phalanx, digit 2, left hind 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 hind
Latin (NAV)
Phalanx distalis digiti II pedis
Status
A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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