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Head of Proximal Phalanx of Ring Finger
Skeletal System

Head of Proximal Phalanx of Ring Finger

Caput phalangis proximalis digiti anularis

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Description

The head is the expanded, pulley-shaped, distal end of the proximal phalanx of the ring finger. It is the distal continuation of its body and contains a distal articular facet, which articulates with the proximal articular facet of the middle phalanx of the ring finger, forming the proximal interphalangeal joint of the ring finger.

The head of the proximal phalanx of the ring finger provides attachment sites for the collateral, accessory collateral, and palmar ligaments of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the ring finger.

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