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The phalanx is a bone in the finger or toe. The plural form of the word is phalanges or phalanxes.

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What classification is a phalanx bone?

According to Wiki, the Phalanx is a long bone


What type of bone is a phalanx?

Phalanx-- Any of the digital bones of the hand or foot.


What type of bone is phalanx?

long bone


Is the phalanx bone long?

I believe the phalanx would be classified as a long bone because its length is approximately twice its width.


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.


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.


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.


What is the name kind of fighting formation for greek?

phalanx


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.


In the dog and cat sesamoid bones are associated with which joint?

Joint between metacarpal bone and first phalanx.