Phalanges facts for kids

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Bone: Phalanx bone
Scheme human hand bones-en.svg
Illustration of the phalanges
The phalanges in a human hand
Latin phalanx
pl. phalanges
Articulations Metacarpophalangeal, metatarsophalangeal, interphalangeal
Phalanges of the hand (left hand) - animation01
Phalanges of the left hand

Phalanges are bones. There are 14 of them in each hand and foot. The phalanges in the hand are commonly called fingers and those in the feet are called toes. Toe bones are usually shorter than the bones in the hand.

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  • Distal-phalanges-thumb-index Journal.pone.0011727.g001

    Thumb and index finger of right hand during pad-to-pad precision grasping in ulnar view.

  • Handskelett MK1888

    Skeleton of orangutan, dog, swine, cattle, tapir, and horse

  • Q11

    Phalanges.

  • Carpus2

    Phalanges.

  • Masai Giraffe right-rear foot

    Distal phalanges of a Masai giraffe

  • MC Drei-Finger-Faultier

    Three-fingered sloth

  • Scelidotherium right hand

    Terminal phalanx of a Scelidotherium ground sloth


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