Proximal phalanx, digit 3, left fore
Phalanx proximalis digiti III
The first bone of a digit: a base at the metacarpal or metatarsal head and a trochlea for the middle phalanx.
- System
- Bone
- Region
- Thoracic limb
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Measured on the specimen
What the proximal phalanx, digit 3, 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
- Proximal phalanx, digit 3, left fore
- Latin (NAV)
- Phalanx proximalis digiti III
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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