Each phalanx consists of a base, a shaft, and a distal head:
The base of each proximal phalanx articulates with the head of the related metatarsal.
The head of each distal phalanx is nonarticular and flattened into a crescent-shaped plantar tuberosity under the plantar pad at the end of the digit.
In each toe, the total length of the phalanges combined is much shorter than the length of the associated metatarsal.