# Big toe anatomy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-toe-anatomy/810946>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 21, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-toe-anatomy/810946 "2018-03-21T04:07:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![sara20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-toe-anatomy/810946/1 "2018-03-21T04:07:08Z")

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I am looking for information of the anatomy of the big toe, but all the pictures and info I can find only show the big toe joint close to the foot, I am looking for info on the first big toe joint that bends close to the nail, what is it called? I am also wondering if this is an actual joint with cartilage or just bones.

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**Author:** ![keturah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e95f7d/32.png) [@keturah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keturah)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-toe-anatomy/810946/2 "2018-03-21T04:31:14Z")

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The joint is called the interphalangeal joint of the great toe.