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dito della mano

AI overview

The thumb is the first digit of the hand, located next to the index finger and positioned on the outer edge when your palm faces forward. It serves as a key part of hand anatomy, with its own specialized medical terminology (pollex in Latin).

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Key facts

Anatomy.Name
Thumb
Anatomy.Latin
pollexdigitus I manusdigitus primus manus
Anatomy.image
Liam Thumb.jpg
Anatomy.caption
A human thumb
Anatomy.image2
Sobo 1909 130.png
Anatomy.caption2
Bones of the thumb, visible at far left
Anatomy.artery
Princeps pollicis artery
Anatomy.vein
Dorsal venous network of hand
Anatomy.nerve
Dorsal digital nerves of radial nerve, proper palmar digital nerves of median nerve
Anatomy.lymph
Infraclavicular lymph nodes

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Research

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Wikidata facts

Part of
hand
Followed by
index finger
Image
Thumbup.jpg
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Commons category
Thumbs
anatomical location
hand
NCI Thesaurus ID
C52834
Sources (5)

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Article · Italiano

Il pollice (anche dito pollice o primo dito) è un dito della mano, il più laterale.

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