Pinkie finger

Finger bones

The little finger or rarely also the little finger ( latin : digitus minimus or digitus quintus ) is the fifth fingers of the human hand . It is located on the ellipse side (edge of the hand) and is next to the ring finger . The little finger is usually the second smallest finger of the hand after the thumb . He is like all fingers (except the thumb) of three phalanges ( phalanges ) and the surrounding muscles . The little finger can be bent, stretched, spread apart and brought closer. In addition, the little finger can be brought closer to the thumb.

Musculature

The following muscles are responsible for moving the little finger:

Stretching ( extension )
- Extensor digitorum muscle
Diffraction ( flexion )
Splaying ( abduction )
- Abductor digiti minimi muscle
Bringing up ( adduction )
- Dorsal interossei muscles
- Palmar interossei muscles
Approach to the thumb ( opposition )
- Opponens digiti minimi muscle

Stories

Since the splaying ( abduction ) of the little finger when grasping objects used to be considered elegant in finer circles , the little finger is also known as the "social finger".

In Japan , spreading the bent little finger is a gestural description for a person who takes possession of things that do not belong to him. Usually it means a lover or an extramarital affair.

If a member of the Japanese Yakuza (criminal organization, "Japanese Mafia ") makes a mistake that leads to a loss of face, he can eradicate it by cutting off a phalanx. It is usually started with the left hand and the first phalanx of the little finger.

In England and the United States , a pinky swear (also known as pinky promise ) is an oath or promise that two people make by curling their little fingers around each other. According to traditional belief, anyone who breaks the vow must part with the finger.

In the German-speaking world it is literally popular to "wrap someone around your little finger".

In Aachen the raised little finger of the right hand is a sign of identification and a greeting to one another, which is called " Klenkes ".

In the Flemish part of Belgium you can order beer in pubs with the outstretched little finger . After this gesture, the number of beers ordered is shown with the other fingers. This type of ordering has become established there because of the often noisy environment in pubs.

Web links

Commons : Little Fingers - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Paul Rostock, Sebastian Imhof and Rasso Wegmann: " Accident Assessment ", 4th edition, Walter de Gruyter Verlag , Berlin 1957, pages 11 and 12.
↑ Ibrahim A. Kapandji: Functional Anatomy of the Joints , 5th edition, Georg Thieme Verlag , Stuttgart and New York 2009, ISBN 978-3-13-142215-6 , page 206.
↑ This Latin term for the fifth finger is usually used in medicine to refer to the fifth toe ( little toe ).

[1] Paul Rostock, Sebastian Imhof and Rasso Wegmann: " Accident Assessment ", 4th edition, Walter de Gruyter Verlag , Berlin 1957, pages 11 and 12.

[2] Ibrahim A. Kapandji: Functional Anatomy of the Joints , 5th edition, Georg Thieme Verlag , Stuttgart and New York 2009, ISBN 978-3-13-142215-6 , page 206.

[3] This Latin term for the fifth finger is usually used in medicine to refer to the fifth toe ( little toe ).