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What type of bone is a phalanx?
Phalanx-- Any of the digital bones of the hand or foot.
Is the phalanx bone long?
The phalanx bone is the bone found in fingers and toes, and its length varies depending on the individual and the specific phalanx. Generally, the phalanx bones in the fingers are longer than those in the toes.
What kind of bone is the phalanx?
The phalanx is a bone in the finger or toe. The plural form of the word is phalanges or phalanxes.
What classification is a phalanx bone?
According to Wiki, the Phalanx is a long bone
Is a fractured proximal phalanx considered a broken toe or foot?
A phalanx is a toe bone. Thus a fractured proximal phalanx is a broken toe.
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 type of joint is found at the base of the thumb?
It is known as the thumb basal joint, also known as the carpometacarpal joint. It is a special saddle-shaped joint that is formed by the small wrist bone and the first of the three bones in the thumb.
Is the phalanx classified as a short bone?
It is technically a long bone, has head, base and diaphysis. It is small, but is technically a long bone.
What is the scientific name for finger bone?
The scientific name for finger bone is phalanx bones.
Is there a name for each section of people's fingers?
Yes there is. The bones in the palm of your hand are known as the metacarpals. The next bone runs from the metacarpals to the first knuckle. This bone is known as th proximal phalanx and is joined to the metacarpals by the metacarpophalangeal joint. The bone between the first knuckle and the second knuckle is known as the middle phalanx, and the bone from the seconf knuckle to the tip of your finger is known as the distal phalanx.
What does medial mean in regards to the phalanges?
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.
Which bone articulates with the 4th metacarpal?
The fourth metacarpal bone articulates with the fourth proximal phalanx in the hand.
