The hair distribution of the phalanges of the hand among Turks

The distribution of the phalangeal hair of the hands has been investigated in Turks. Students, 1120 males and 840 females, aged between 18 and 25 years, of the Faculties of Dentistry and Medicine of Gazi University were randomly chosen and examined. Hair was absent over the proximal phalanx in 1.7% of females and in 0.2% of males. In both sexes, the occurrence of hair over the middle phalanx was significantly less than that over the proximal phalanx and was present in 56% of males and in 40% of females. No hair was observed over the distal phalanges. The order of frequency of hair over the middle phalanges of the fingers was 4 greater than 3 greater than 5 greater than 2 in the subjects studied.