There are ________ Phalanges in the Appendicular Skeleton

Question

There are ________ phalanges in the appendicular skeleton.
A) 10
B) 20
C) 28
D) 40
E) 56

Accepted Answer

The appendicular skeleton includes the limbs, and each hand and foot has 14 phalanges (3 for each finger/toe except 2 for the thumb/big toe). With two hands and two feet, there are 56 phalanges in total.