Phalanges of the foot

Study entry

Parts

Fourteen phalanges: two in the 1st toe (proximal and distal) and three in each of the others (proximal, middle and distal). Each has a base (proximal), shaft and head (distal). Those of the 1st toe are short, wide and strong; the middle and distal ones of the 5th may fuse in older people.

Joints

Metatarsophalangeal (bases of the proximal ones with the heads of the metatarsals) and interphalangeal.

Source: cap. 7, «Huesos del miembro inferior: huesos del pie: falanges»

Other structures in this region

• Hip bone
• Femur
• Patella
• Tibia
• Fibula
• Talus
• Calcaneus
• Navicular