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Phalanges in anatomy are any of the bones of the fingers or toes. So we have ten of each.
we have 3 phalanges in all of our fingers except for the thumb which has 2.
The pollex is the thumb and it has only 2 phalanges, the distal and the proximal. all of the other fingers have a distal, middle and proximal.
In humans, the thumb and the big toe each have 2 phalanges. All other fingers and toes have 3. Therefore, humans have (3x16) + (2x4) = 56 phalanges. The number of phalanges in other species varies.
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There are 14 phalanges in each hand and 14 in each foot ... 14(4)= 56 total phalanges in the human body. In anatomy, phalanx bones (plural phalanges) are those that form the toes and the fingers. In primates such as humans and monkeys, the two thumbs and two big toes have two phalanges, and the other fingers and toes have three phalanges. They are also classified as long bones.
The phalanges are the bones that make up the fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot. There are 56 phalangesin the human body, with fourteen on each hand and foot.
There are 14 phalanges in each hand as well as each foot. Each "finger has 3 bones that make up that phalange and the thumb has 2 bones. The same would apply with the foot with the big toe only having 2 bones.
There are 27 bones in your hand: 8 carpals, 5 metacarpals, and 14 phalanges (each of your fingers has 3 phalanges in them - proximal, middle, and distal. However, there are only two phalanges in your thumb, proximal and distal.)
Phalanx is the singular term for the phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes) so there would only ever be one phalanx. The middle finger is made up of three phalanges as are all the other fingers and toes except for the thumbs and big toes which only have two.
I have previously read that the medical name for "knuckle" is the interphalangeal joint, but this just refers to the joints of any of the three bones of the fingers (phalanges), being the proximal, medial, and distal phalanges. Therefore, the knuckle is the "proximal condyle of the phalanges". This refers to where the metacarpals (the palm bones) meet the fingers (phalanges). I am not a medical professional, but due to in-depth investigation as per a past research project, I know virtually every "medical" name (and the many, many synonyms) for features of superficial androtomy (human anatomy), and I've not yet come across a specific one for knuckles.
The human thumb has two phalanges.