the number of phalanges in the body is 56.
the number of phalanges in the body is 56.
the number of phalanges in the body is?
56
the phalanges are the bones that make up the fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot. there are 56 phalanges in the human body, with fourteen on each hand and foot. three phalanges are present on each finger and toe, with the exception of the thumb and large toe, which possess only two. the middle and far phalanges of the fourth and fifth toes are often fused together (symphalangism). the phalanges of the hand are commonly known as the finger bones. the phalanges of the foot differ from the hand in that they are often shorter and more compressed, especially in the proximal phalanges, those closest to the body.
phalanx bone
in the distal phalanges of the hand the centres for the bodies appear at the distal extremities of the phalanges, instead of at the middle of the bodies, as in the other phalanges. moreover, of all the bones of the hand, the distal phalanges are the first to ossify.









































section::::function.









































the distal phalanges of ungulates carry and shape nails and claws and these in primates are referred to as the "ungual phalanges".









































section::::history of phalanges.
phalanx bone