Skeletal System
Body of Proximal Phalanx of Ring Finger
Corpus phalangis proximalis digiti anularis
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The body (shaft) is the short, thin, tubular part of the proximal phalanx of the ring 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 ring finger provides attachment sites for the fibrous sheaths of the digits of hand.
