finger

anatomy

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aye-aye

  • aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
    In aye-aye

    …hands are large, and its fingers, especially the third, are long and slender. The species possesses five fingers on each hand and a pseudo-thumb, a distinct bony digit that does not occur in any other primate. All the fingers have pointed claws, as do the toes except for the large…

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location of ellipsoid joint

  • knee joint
    In joint: Ellipsoid joint

    …first phalanx of the second finger is a good example. It allows the finger to flex and extend, to swing toward or away from its neighbouring finger, and to swing forward with a slight amount of rotation.

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ritual amputation

  • Peruvian elongated skulls, trephined male (left) and intact female (right), c. 1000 bc.
    In body modifications and mutilations: The limbs and extremities

    …of a phalanx or whole finger, usually as a form of sacrifice or in demonstration of mourning, was common among North American Indians, Australian Aborigines, San and Khoekhoe, Nicobarese, Tongans, Fijians, and some groups in New Guinea, South America, and elsewhere. Amputation of the toes was less common but occurred…

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structure and function of nail

  • human nail
    In nail

    …on the back of each finger and toe at its outer end. It corresponds to the claw, hoof, or talon of other vertebrates. The nail is a platelike, keratinous, translucent structure that consists of highly specialized epithelial cells. The nail grows from a deep groove in the dermis of the…

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Why does AI art screw up hands and fingers?

  • an AI-generated image of hands
    In Why does AI art screw up hands and fingers?

    …AI-generated hand might have nine fingers or fingers sticking out of its palm. In some images hands appear as if floating, unattached to a human body. Elsewhere, two or more hands are fused at the wrists.

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