Sentence examples for * the phalanges from inspiring English sources

A typical limb has five digits (fingers or toes), which contain the phalanges.

The first metatarsal (which adjoins the phalanges of the big toe) is enlarged and strengthened for its weight-bearing function in standing and walking on two feet.

In some species, however, the phalanges are more numerous, as when the limb is modified to form a paddle (e.g., in whales).

In bats the phalanges of digits two to five, and other arm bones, are elongated and support a fleshy wing; the thumb is short and free and carries a claw.

This should make watching long stories less exhausting on the phalanges.

Open image in new window Fig. 13 Subcutaneous epidermoid cyst at the phalanges (arrowheads).

Phalangeal BMD was measured by RA of the middle phalanges of the second, third, and fourth fingers using a compact RA system Aleris Metriscan® (Alera Inc. Fremont).

The bones of the "fingers" (phalanges) are reduced to one each on the outer and inner digits and two on the middle one.

In renal osteodystrophy bone resorption typically manifests along the middle phalanges.

On physical examination, cachexia, a "mouse face" appearance and ulceration in the distal phalanges were identified.

Once positioned, one on the proximal phalanges, and the other one on the middle, these are fixed together.