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Is the phalanges referred as the fingers and toes?
Yes, the phalanges are the bones that make up the fingers and toes. Each finger and toe has three phalanges: the proximal phalanx closest to the hand or foot, the middle phalanx, and the distal phalanx at the tip of the digit.
What is the joint between the middle and top part of your finger?
Skin is officially an organ, so Skin would be the organ attached to that.
What is opposite to distal?
In medical terms it would be furthest away from the centre/main part. i.e. the distal part of the finger would be the end of the finger.
Are the fingers distal to the hand?
no
Is the hand is proximal to elbow?
No . The hand is proximal to the wrist . Proximal = proximity[ closeness] Distal = distant [ farther away ]
What is the first finger position to the hand in medical terms?
The finger is distal to the hand.
Another name for finger tip bone?
distal phalanges.
What is the difference between the distal and pedal phalanges?
The pedal phalanges are the toe bones. The distal phalanges are the finger or toe bones found at the tip of the digits.
What is a distal phalanx?
A distal phalanx is the finger bone or toe bone farthest toward the tip of the digit. They are numbered one to five and left to right to distinguish them.
What does hand span mean?
Hand span is the distance from the tip of your thumb to the tip of your little finger when your hand is outstretched completely.
What is the unit of length on the width of your hand?
A Hand is the measure across a man's knuckles ... approx 4 inches. A Span is approx 9 inches and, is the distance from the tip of the small finger to the tip of the thumb, when the hand is spread. A Cubit is 18 inches and, is the distance from the tip of the elbow to the tip of the middle finger.
Does a finger have a bone?
Yes human fingers do have bones, there are three in each finger. One of each of these in each finger starting at the tip. distal phalanges, intermediate phalanges, proximal phalanges But fish fingers should be bone free.
What are the fourteen bones that form the framework of the fingers on each hand?
Each hand has a total of 14 "finger" bones. All the fingers have three, except for the thumb which only has two. The thumb has a proximal and distal phalange, while the other fingers have a proximal, intermediate, and distal phalange.
Is the phalanges referred as the fingers and toes?
Yes, the phalanges are the bones that make up the fingers and toes. Each finger and toe has three phalanges: the proximal phalanx closest to the hand or foot, the middle phalanx, and the distal phalanx at the tip of the digit.
6 What is the finger bones called?
The phalanges. Each finger has a proximal (closest to the hand) and distal (furthest) phalanx, the second through the fifth each have a middle or intermediate phalanx.
What is the joint between the middle and top part of your finger?
Skin is officially an organ, so Skin would be the organ attached to that.
Is the wrist distal or proximal to the hand?
nope. easy way to remember: proximal=proximity, hence closer to the body, and distal=distance, hence further away from the body. so the wrist is distal to the shoulder, and the shoulder is proximal to the wrist. make sense?
