2026 Semmelweis Medical Terminology Complete Practice Test

Phalanx is the singular term for a finger bone. Each finger has multiple phalanges—three in most fingers (proximal, middle, distal) and two in the thumb (proximal and distal). The plural phalanges refers to all finger bones. The other terms refer to different parts of the hand: carpals are the wrist bones, and metacarpals are the palm bones between the wrist and fingers.