title: Incidence, pattern and direction of hair distribution on the dorsum of phalanges of the hands of male medical students of Uttar Pradesh, India.
abstract: In the present investigation direction and pattern of hair distribution were observed on the dorsum of phalanges of hands in 115 male medical students from Uttar Pradesh, India. Inproximal phalanges of the hands the direction of hair showed the relation with fingers. Observation of hair from little finger to thumb revealed the changes in direction from ulnar to radial (p less than 0.05). Probability of incidence of hair distribution was also studied among the fingers of both the hands. This correlation was significant on the proximal phalanges (p less than 0.05). However, no significant correlation coefficient was observed in the middle phalanges of the hands.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005006:Ethnicity; D005385:Fingers / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006197:Hair / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male