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Have you placed your fingers next to your toes lately? The pollax[thumb] and the hallux[big toe] are both lacking the medial phalanges, the rest all have distal, medial and proximal, but phalanges of the foot bear considerable weight & are, therefore, larger.

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Q: Why are the bones in your toes shorter and fatter than the bones in your fingers?
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