Editing Phalanx bone (section)

{{Short description|Digital bone in the hands and feet of most vertebrates}}
{{Other uses|Phalanx (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox bone
| Name          = Phalanx bone
| Latin         = phalanx<br>pl. phalanges
| Image         = Scheme human hand bones-en.svg
| Caption       = Bones of the hand
| Image2        = File:Ospied-en.svg
| Caption2      = Bones of the foot
| Articulations = [[Metacarpophalangeal joint|Metacarpophalangeal]], [[Metatarsophalangeal joint|metatarsophalangeal]], [[interphalangeal articulations of hand|interphalangeal]]
}}
The '''phalanges''' {{IPAc-en|f|@|'|l|ae|n|dZ|i:|z}} ({{singular}}: '''phalanx''' {{IPAc-en|'|f|ae|l|ae|N|k|s}}) are [[digit (anatomy)|digital]] [[bone]]s in the [[hand]]s and [[foot|feet]] of most [[vertebrates]]. In [[primate]]s, the [[Thumb|thumbs]] and [[Hallux|big toes]] have two phalanges while the other [[Digit (anatomy)|digits]] have three phalanges. The phalanges are classed as [[long bones]].