Middle 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
TA98	A01.1.00.055
TA2	153
FMA	24947
	Anatomical terminology

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 typically the longest finger. 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. It is known, colloquially, as "flipping the bird",[1] "flipping (someone) off", or "giving (someone) 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 978-0-7679-2681-2.

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[1] Jason Joseph, Rick Joseph (2007). 101 Ways to Flip the Bird. Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2681-2.