Ungual (unguicular) crest

Crista unguicularis

  • Related terms: Ungual (unguicular) crest of distal phalanx of the hand

Definition

In carnivores, on the coronary border of distal phalanx is the ungual crest that is shelf covering the root of the claw (separated from it at the base by the ungual groove).

References

Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS

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