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What is the name of the bones for both the toes and fingers?

A) Tarsals
B) Carpals
C) Phalanges
D) Metatarsals

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C) Phalages

A, B and D are incorrect because,

A) tarsals are short and tiny bones that make a Homosapien or any animal from the animal Kingdom walk.

B) Carpals are the bones around the area of the wrist, they are vital because they help control your wrist but also your hands.

D) Metatarsals are the beginning parts of the bones of your toes, they are in the middle of the tarsals and the proximal phalanges.

Finally C) is the correct answer because they are not only called that because of our fingers and toes, but also because the bone part in our fingertips and the tips of our toes are called Distal Phalanges

Hope this helps, good luck! You got this!
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Final answer:

The bones that make up both toes and fingers are called Phalanges. The big toe and thumb have two phalanges each, while the other toes and fingers each have three phalanges.

Step-by-step explanation:

The name of the bones for both the toes and fingers is C) Phalanges. The phalanges are the bones that make up the toes and fingers. In the foot, the big toe (hallux) consists of two phalanges - the proximal and distal phalanges. Each of the other toes is made up of three phalanges - the proximal, middle, and distal.

It's important to distinguish these from the other options provided, such as tarsals which are the seven bones of the ankle; metatarsals, the five bones of the foot; and carpals, the bones of the wrist. Each finger also contains three phalanges, except for the thumb, which has two.

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