Ungual (unguicular) crest
Crista unguicularis
- Synonym: Claw crest
- Related terms: Ungual (unguicular) crest of the distal phalanx of pes
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
