Joint reference, type, range of motion, capsule, ligamentous support, and clinical assessment.
128 joints
15 joints in Chest Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
JointCostochondral Jointsarticulationes costochondralesChestThe costochondral joints unite each rib to its costal cartilage at the osteochondral junction. The seventh…
JointCostotransverse Jointsarticulationes costotransversariaeChestThe costotransverse joints connect the rib tubercle to the transverse process at each thoracic level (ribs…
JointCostovertebral Jointsarticulationes costovertebralesChestThe costovertebral joints are paired articulations between each rib head and the thoracic vertebral bodies, with…
JointInterchondral Jointsarticulationes interchondralesChestThe interchondral joints are the articulations between the adjacent borders of the sixth to ninth costal…
JointManubriosternal Jointsymphysis manubriosternalisChestThe manubriosternal joint is a fibrocartilaginous symphysis between the inferior margin of the manubrium and the…
JointManubriosternal Ligamentsynchondrosis manubriosternalisChestThe manubriosternal joint (angle of Louis) is a fibrocartilaginous secondary cartilaginous joint between the manubrium and…
JointSternal Synchondrosessynchondroses sternalesChestThe sternal synchondroses are the cartilaginous joints between the sternebrae that partially persist in the adult…
JointSternoclavicular Jointarticulatio sternoclavicularisChestThe sternoclavicular joint is the only bony articulation connecting the upper limb to the axial skeleton,…Also:
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JointSternocostal Joint (First Rib)articulatio sternocostalis primaChestThe first sternocostal joint is a synchondrosis rather than a synovial joint, with the first costal…
JointSternocostal Jointsarticulationes sternocostalesChestThe sternocostal joints connect the costal cartilages to the sternum, with the first rib forming a…
JointThoracic Intervertebral Discdiscus intervertebralis thoracicusChestThe twelve thoracic intervertebral discs connect adjacent vertebral bodies from T1-T2 to T12-L1, each consisting of…
JointXiphisternal Jointsymphysis xiphosternalisChestThe xiphisternal joint is a fibrocartilaginous union between the xiphoid process and the inferior end of…
JointXiphisternal Joint Ligamentsynchondrosis xiphosternalisChestThe xiphosternal joint is a secondary cartilaginous joint (synchondrosis) between the xiphoid process and the body…
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