Middle finger

For the offensive gesture, see The finger.

Middle finger
Middle finger
Details
Artery	Proper palmar digital arteries, dorsal digital arteries
Vein	Palmar digital veins, dorsal digital veins
Nerve	Dorsal digital nerves of radial nerve, proper palmar digital nerves of median nerve
Identifiers
Latin	Digitus III manus, digitus medius manus, digitus tertius manus
TA	A01.1.00.055
FMA	24947
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The middle finger, long finger, or tall finger is the third digit of the human hand, located between the index finger and the ring finger. It is usually the longest finger. It is also called the third finger, digitus medius, digitus tertius, or digitus III in anatomy.

In Western countries, extending the middle finger (either on its own, or along with the index finger in the United Kingdom: see V sign) is an offensive and obscene gesture, widely recognized as a form of insult (colloquially known as "flipping the bird",^[1] "flipping someone off", or simply "giving the finger").

The middle finger is often used for finger snapping together with the thumb.

References

↑ Jason Joseph, Rick Joseph (2007). 101 Ways to Flip the Bird. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-2681-1.

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Human regional anatomy

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Arm	Shoulder Axilla Brachium Elbow Forearm Wrist Hand Finger Thumb Index Middle Ring Little

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General anatomy: systems and organs, regional anatomy, planes and lines, superficial axial anatomy, superficial anatomy of limbs

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