MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The finger bones are named by how far they are from the rest of your body. The bone closest to your palm is the proximal phalanx. The bone next to your proximal is your middle phalanx. The last of these bones is the smallest and farthest away from your hand and is called the distal phalanx.

Detailed explanation-2: -The three bones in each finger are named according to their relationship to the palm of the hand. The first bone, closest to the palm, is the proximal phalange; the second bone is the middle phalange; and the smallest and farthest from the hand is the distal phalange.

Detailed explanation-3: -The distal phalanges (foot) are located at the end of each toe. Three phalangeal bones make up each digit, articulating with each other at bending joints. The distal phalanges come at the end, right below the toenail.

Detailed explanation-4: -The phalanges of the hand are commonly known as the finger bones.

Detailed explanation-5: -The expanded proximal end of each phalanx is the base. The distal end is the head (proximal or intermediate phalanges) or the distal tip (tuft; distal phalanges only). The nonarticular tubercles adjacent to the metacarpal heads and the phalangeal joints are attachment points for the collateral ligaments.