Little finger

Little finger
Little finger
Little finger.jpg
Little finger
Latin digitus minimus
manus, digitus
quintus, digitus V
Artery ulnar artery
Nerve ulnar nerve
Lymph supratrochlear

The little finger, often called the pinky in American English, pinkie in Scottish English (from the Dutch word pink, and ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe, "five", "finger"), or small finger in medicine, is the most ulnar and usually smallest finger of the human hand, opposite the thumb, next to the ring finger.

Muscles

There are four muscles that control the little finger: Three intrinsic muscles comprising a group called the hypothenar eminence, and one extrinsic, the extensor digiti minimi:

References

See also

v · d · eHuman regional anatomy (TA A01.1)
Head
Forehead · Ear · Jaw · Face (Cheek, Eye, Nose, Mouth, Chin) · Occiput · Scalp · Temple
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Neck
Trunk
Chest (Breast) · Abdomen (Navel) · Back · Pelvis (Sex organs)
Limbs

Shoulder · Axilla · Arm

Elbow · Forearm

Wrist · Hand · Finger (Thumb · Index · Middle · Ring · Little)
Lower limb/
(see also leg)

Hip · Buttocks · Thigh

Knee · Calf · Crus

Ankle · Heel · Foot · Toe (Hallux · Long  • Third  • Fourth  • Fifth) · Sole
General anatomy: systems and organs, regional anatomy, planes and lines, superficial axial anatomy, superficial anatomy of limbs

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  • Little finger — Little Lit tle (l[i^]t t l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative of this word, littler and littlest, are often used as comparatives of the sense small; but in the sense few, less, or, rarely, lesser is the proper comparative and least is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • little finger — n. the finger farthest from the thumb; smallest finger twist around one s little finger or wrap around one s little finger to influence or control (another) with the greatest of ease …   English World dictionary

  • little finger — ► NOUN ▪ the smallest finger, at the outer side of the hand. ● twist (or wind or wrap) someone around one s little finger Cf. ↑wrap someone around one s little finger …   English terms dictionary

  • little finger — noun count the smallest finger on your hand twist/wind someone around your little finger INFORMAL to easily persuade someone to do what you want …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • little finger — little fingers N COUNT Your little finger is the smallest finger on your hand. Syn: pinkie …   English dictionary

  • little finger — n the fourth and smallest finger of the hand counting the index finger as the first * * * digitus minimus manus …   Medical dictionary

  • little finger — n the smallest finger on your hand →↑pinkie …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • little finger — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms little finger : singular little finger plural little fingers the smallest finger on your hand • twist/wind someone around your little finger informal to easily persuade someone to do what you want She s a woman …   English dictionary

  • little finger — noun the finger farthest from the thumb (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pinkie, ↑pinky • Hypernyms: ↑finger, ↑minimus • Part Meronyms: ↑musculus abductor digiti minimi manus …   Useful english dictionary

  • little finger — noun the smallest finger, at the outer side of the hand. Phrases twist (or wind or wrap) someone around one s little finger be able to make someone do whatever one wants …   English new terms dictionary

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