The phalanges in your arm are distal relative to your humerus.
To understand this, let’s break it down: The humerus is the long bone in your upper arm, connecting the shoulder to the elbow. The phalanges, on the other hand, are the bones in your fingers. In anatomical terminology, “distal” refers to being farther from the center of the body or the point of attachment—in this case, the shoulder joint. Since the phalanges are located farther from the shoulder than the humerus, they are considered distal relative to it. This concept is useful for understanding the spatial relationships between different bones and joints in the arm.