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Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
The number of phalanges in each limb of human is ..........

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The phalanges are the bone that makes up the fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot. There are 56 phalanges in the human body, with 14 on each hand and foot. Three phalanges are present on each finger and toe, with the exception of the thumb and large toe, which possess only two.
So, the correct answer is '14'.

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