Proximal phalanges are bones found in the limbs of most vertebrates. In humans, they are the bones at the base of a toe or finger, the prominent, knobby ends of which are often called the knuckles. In other vertebrates, proximal phalanges have a similar placement in the corresponding limbs, be they paw, wing or fin. In many species, they are the longest and thickest phalanx ('finger' bone)

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• proximal interphalangeal joint
• metacarpal/tarsal-phalangeal joint

• interosseous muscle of autopod
• flexor pollicis brevis muscle

• middle phalanx