<P> The thumb (connected to the trapezium) is located on one of the sides, parallel to the arm . </P> <P> The palm has five bones known as metacarpal bones, one to each of the five digits . Human hands contain fourteen digital bones, also called phalanges, or phalanx bones: two in the thumb (the thumb has no middle phalanx) and three in each of the four fingers . These are the distal phalanx, carrying the nail, the middle phalanx, and the proximal phalanx . </P> <P> Sesamoid bones are small ossified nodes embedded in the tendons to provide extra leverage and reduce pressure on the underlying tissue . Many exist around the palm at the bases of the digits; the exact number varies between different people . </P> <P> The articulations are: interphalangeal articulations between phalangeal bones, and metacarpophalangeal joints connecting the phalanges to the metacarpal bones . </P>

Human hands contain fourteen digital bones. how many finger do you have