For other uses, see Middle finger (disambiguation).
Middle finger
Middle finger of the left hand
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
TA98
A01.1.00.055
TA2
153
FMA
24947
Anatomical terminology
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The middle finger, long finger, second finger,[1][2]third finger,[3]toll finger or tall man is the third digit of the human hand, located between the index finger and the ring finger. It is typically the longest digit. In anatomy, it is also called the third finger, digitus medius, digitus tertius or digitus III.
In Western countries, extending the middle finger (either by itself, 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, due to its resemblance of an erect penis.[4][5] It is known, colloquially, as "flipping the bird",[6] "flipping (someone) off", or "giving (someone) the finger".
The middle finger is often used for finger snapping together with the thumb.[7]
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^"middle finger". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^"third finger". Medical Dictionary. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^"When did the middle finger become offensive?". BBC News. 6 February 2012.
^"The shock index: is giving the finger still offensive?". The Guardian. 22 February 2012.
^Jason Joseph, Rick Joseph (2007). 101 Ways to Flip the Bird. Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2681-2.
^Acharya, Raghav; Challita, Elio J.; Ilton, Mark; Saad Bhamla, M. (November 2021). "The ultrafast snap of a finger is mediated by skin friction". Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 18 (184). doi:10.1098/rsif.2021.0672.
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