Little finger
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| Little finger | |
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| Latin | digitus minimus manus, digitus quintus, digitus V |
| Artery | ulnar artery |
| Nerve | ulnar nerve |
| Lymph | supratrochlear |
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The little finger, often called the pinky in American English and pinkie in Scottish English (from the Dutch word pink, meaning little finger), is the most ulnar and usually smallest finger of the human hand, opposite the thumb, next to the ring finger.
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[edit] Muscles
There are four muscles that control the little finger, three of which comprise a group called the hypothenar eminence :
- hypothenar eminence
- Opponens digiti minimi muscle
- Abductor minimi digiti muscle (adduction from third palmar interossei)
- Flexor digiti minimi brevis (the "longus" is absent in most humans)
- Extensor digiti minimi muscle
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 Little finger |
 Bones of the left hand. Palmar surface. |
 Bones of the left hand. Dorsal surface. |
 The fifth metacarpal. (Left.) |
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