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. The ...
It started with a finger bone found in a cave in the Altai mountains in Siberia in the late 2000s. Thanks to advances in DNA analysis, this was all that was required for scientists ...
This condition results from inflammation of the tendons that flex the fingers, causing pain and tenderness. Tendons are connective tissues that attach muscles to bone. Soreness and tenderness at the ...