no
the fingers are DISTAL to the wrist bones.
Distal in anatomy means farther away from a point than another point. For example, your fingers are distal to your upper arm. You always have to compare two things.
The interphalangeal joints in the fingers are synovial hinge joints. The thumb metacarpal is a saddle joint. The metacarpo-phalangeal joints are synovial ellipsoid joints.
distal phalanges (bones in the fingers & toes)
The wrist is proximal to the fingers and distal to the elbow.
distal to the wrist, because they are away from the shoulder (origin point)
distal
no
no
the fingers are DISTAL to the wrist bones.
The distal end of the bone was fractured in the accident.
The vertebrae are not distal to the arms; they are medial to the arms. The hand, wrist, and fingers are distal to the arms.
Proximal and Distal
Medial in terms of phalanges means the middle bone of the second through fourth fingers. The bone at the end is the distal phalanx, and the one closest to the palm is the proximal phalanx.
Distal in anatomy means farther away from a point than another point. For example, your fingers are distal to your upper arm. You always have to compare two things.
The interphalangeal joints in the fingers are synovial hinge joints. The thumb metacarpal is a saddle joint. The metacarpo-phalangeal joints are synovial ellipsoid joints.