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Body of Proximal Phalanx of Middle Finger
Skeletal System

Body of Proximal Phalanx of Middle Finger

Corpus phalangis proximalis digiti medii manus

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Description

The body (shaft) is the short, thin, tubular part of the proximal phalanx of the middle 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 middle finger provides attachment sites for the fibrous sheaths of the digits of hand.

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