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The thumb when a person is standing in the medical anatomical position is the lateral-most digit of the hand. The Medical Latin English adjective for thumb is pollical. The thumb consists of three b...
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:30 am Post subject: Is a thumb a finger? ... I'm always a little hesitant to say that I have five fingers on each of my hands, because I'm not certain that a thumb can be properly called a finger. ... ; Re: Is a thumb a finger? If you have opposable thumbs, do you have two thumbs on each hand?
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Okay this is a really intersting question and a thumb is basically a thing on your hand that helps you do things. It helps you grip your writting\ drawing utensils, yuor silverware, and also it improves peoples ability to do enginerring stu...
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Eight, because a thumb isn't a finger? ... Thanks for the link.. That is really interesting and you're probably right. The woman was probably born in the 50's since she was around my mom's age.
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Is a Thumb a Finger When a babys born they say he/she has 10 fingers & 10 toes But is a thumb really a finger If not then what I think it is but my husband doesnt think so Whos right lol ... When a baby's born they say..he/she has 10 fingers & 10 toes! But is a thumb really a finger?
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Date: 2/25/2002 12:54:00 PM From Authorid: 20069 10 fingers..10 toes..i never really considered the thumb to be separate..i always have it as 10 ... Date: 2/25/2002 3:26:00 PM From Authorid: 8817 8..because your thumb is not a finger it only has one joint unlike the other 8 that have 2...
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Panda - Panda paws have five clawed fingers plus an extra bone that works like an opposable thumb. This "thumb" is not really a finger (like the human thumb is), but an extra-long Sesamoid Bone that works like a thumb.
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So what is the truth? Is he a quack? Or can we really believe Spievack's story of a finger regenerating itself - along with the extraordinary implications for medical science?
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www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-566886/Did-man-...
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-566886/Did-man-really-regrow-finger-magic-dust.html
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The word 'finger' comes from the Proto-Indo European word, through Germanic, 'pengke' being a root of 'five'. So the word 'finger' refers to the FIVE digits on the hand, which includes the thumb. Therefore the thumb IS a finger, it is the most unique granted ... I'm 6'6, and I am 21 yrs. old. I really want to be 6'7 for...
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