Phalanges
The phalanges are the small bones that make up the skeleton of the
fingers, thumb and toes. Each finger and smaller toe has three phalanges;
the thumb and big toe each have two. The phalange nearest the body of the
hand or foot is call the "proximal" phalange; the one at the end of each
digit is the "distal" phalange; and, of course, when there are three, the
middle one is called the "middle" phalange.