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Body of Proximal Phalanx of Index Finger
Skeletal System

Body of Proximal Phalanx of Index Finger

Corpus phalangis proximalis indicis

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Description

The body (shaft) is the short, thin, tubular part of the proximal phalanx of the index finger. It is located between its head and base, gradually tapers in the distal direction, and consists of a flat palmar surface, and a smooth, convex dorsal surface.

The body of the proximal phalanx of the index finger provides attachment sites for the fibrous sheaths of the digits of hand.

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