is larger and protrudes more ulnarly and proximally than does the radial basal tubercle. Figure 3: The form of the human proximal phalanx.

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands.

Researchers uncover new evidence of how ancient human relatives in South Africa used their hands, revealing varying levels of ...

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. Researchers investigated variation in finger bone morphology to determine that South ...

The finger bones are made up of 14 narrow bones called phalanges. Each of the four fingers consists of a proximal, middle, and distal phalanx. The thumb has a proximal and distal phalanx only.

It also doubled the ability of the proximal phalanges (the bones of the fingers ... point out that the human hand has also been shaped by the need for manual dexterity. But they say that a number ...