Anatomy. The hand contains 14 phalanges —the bones that make up the fingers. The term phalanx is singular, referring to one finger bone. Each finger contains three and the thumb has two phalanges.

Each finger has three bones, or phalanges, except for the thumb, which instead has two phalanges. The first bone — the distal phalange — extends from the tip of the thumb to the knuckle.

Anatomy. The trapezium bone is a small oblong bone that plays a role in the stability of the carpal tunnel and the thumb joint. Its shape and size, as well as its location below the thumb, cause ...

The digital annular pulleys (DAP) of the hand are specialised fibrous structures that stabilise the flexor tendons. We recently demonstrated that the insertions of the DAP are anatomical entheses, ...

A tiny bone from the little finger of a human ancestor that lived more than 1.84 million years ago in East Africa is the oldest "modern" hand bone ever found, say scientists.

There are 27 bones in the hand and wrist that allow humans to complete delicate tasks like writing or using sign language. Let's take a closer look.

Media file 1: Broken finger. A severe fracture of the proximal phalanx of the small finger. This bone is broken in many small fragments and very unstable.

Finger joint pain may affect a person's everyday activities. It can result from several different causes, including injury, arthritis, diabetes, or tendonitis.

What’s believed to be Bach’s skeleton, photographed in 1895 by anatomist Wilhelm His. Andreas Otte examined the left hand, as too many bones are missing from the right hand.