part of proximally connected to phalanx distal phalanx AAO:0010676 Distal-most phalanx within a digit. EMAPA:35287 In human anatomy, the distal phalanges of the four fingers and toes articulate proximally with the intermediate phalanges at the distal interphalangeal joints (DIP); in the thumb and big toe, with only two phalanges, the distal phalanges articulate proximally with the proximal phalanges. The distal phalanges carry and shape nails and claws and are therefore occasionally referred to as the ungual phalanges. The distal phalanges are cone-shaped in most mammals, including most primates, but relatively wide and flat in humans. MA:0002914 UBERON:0004300 phalanx distalis phalanx distalis terminal phalanx uberon ungual phalanx middle phalanx distal segment of digit