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Thumb - pollex, digitus primus, digitus I

Index finger - digitus secundus , digituns II

Middle finger - digitus medius, digitus tertius, digitus III

Ring finger - digitus medicinalis, the third finger, digitus annularis, digitus quartus, digitus IV

Little finger - digitus minimus, manus, digitus quintus, digitus V

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15y ago
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7y ago

Fingers, or phalanges, are named:

  1. thumb (Pollex)
  2. index finger or forefinger or pointer (digitus secundus manus)
  3. middle finger (digitus tertius or digitus medius)
  4. ring finger or fourth finger (digitus annularis)
  5. little finger or 'pinky' (digitus minimus manus)
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10y ago

The scientific name for fingers is phalanges. Phalanges are also the scientific name for toes.

A2. Your fingers may be called digits, and the bones inside them are phalanges.

Your thumb is considered the first finger, the next is the index finger, the middle finger, (often the longest), the ring finger, and the little finger last.

Your thumb has three phalanges bones, the other four fingers have four each.

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5mo ago

Thumb: Pollex
Index finger: Digitus secundus manus
Middle finger: Digitus medius manus
Ring finger: Digitus annularis manus
Little finger: Digitus minimus manus

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