{"id":20442,"date":"2022-07-01T01:04:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T01:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knowlative.com\/?p=20442"},"modified":"2022-07-01T01:04:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T01:04:01","slug":"phalanx-bones-fingers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowlative.com\/ru\/phalanx-bones-fingers\/","title":{"rendered":"Phalanx Bones – Fingers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The fingers and thumb contain 14 bones, each of which is called a phalanx bone (plural = phalanges), named after the ancient Greek phalanx (a rectangular block of soldiers).
\n The thumb (pollex<\/strong>) is digit number 1 and has two phalanges, a proximal phalanx, and a distal phalanx bone (Picture 1).
\n Digits 2 (index finger) through 5 (little finger) have three phalanges each, called the proximal, middle, and distal phalanx bones. An interphalangeal joint<\/strong> is one of the articulations between adjacent phalanges of the digits (Picture 2).
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Common Characteristics of Phalanges<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Each consists of a body and two extremities: <\/p>\n