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Joints

Joint reference, type, range of motion, capsule, ligamentous support, and clinical assessment.

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Joint Aortic Arch Space spatium arcus aortae Chest The aortic arch space is the concave inferior aspect of the aortic arch creating the aortopulmonary… Joint Costochondral Joints articulationes costochondrales Chest The costochondral joints unite each rib to its costal cartilage at the osteochondral junction. The seventh… Joint Costodiaphragmatic Recess recessus costodiaphragmaticus Chest The costodiaphragmatic recess is the most inferior and largest pleural recess, formed where the costal and… Joint Costomediastinal Recess recessus costomediastinalis Chest The costomediastinal recess is the pleural fold where the costal and mediastinal pleurae meet at the… Joint Costotransverse Joints articulationes costotransversariae Chest The costotransverse joints connect the rib tubercle to the transverse process at each thoracic level (ribs… Joint Costovertebral Joints articulationes costovertebrales Chest The costovertebral joints are paired articulations between each rib head and the thoracic vertebral bodies, with… Joint First Sternocostal Joint articulatio sternocostalis prima Chest The first sternocostal joint is uniquely a synchondrosis (not a synovial joint) — it fuses the… Joint Manubriosternal Joint symphysis manubriosternalis Chest The manubriosternal joint is a fibrocartilaginous symphysis between the inferior margin of the manubrium and the… Joint Oblique Pericardial Sinus sinus obliquus pericardii Chest The oblique pericardial sinus is the posterior pericardial recess behind the left atrium, bounded by the… Joint Pericardial Cavity cavitas pericardialis Chest The pericardial cavity is the potential space between the visceral pericardium (epicardium) and the parietal pericardium,… Joint Pleural Cavity cavitas pleuralis Chest The pleural cavity is the potential space between the visceral pleura (covering the lung surface) and… Joint Pleural Dome Space cupula pleurae Chest The pleural dome (cupula) is the most superior extent of the pleural cavity, projecting 2-3 cm… Joint Sternal Notch Space spatium incisurae sternalis Chest The sternal notch (suprasternal notch / jugular notch) is the midline concavity at the superior manubrium… Joint Sternoclavicular Joint articulatio sternoclavicularis Chest The sternoclavicular joint is the only bony articulation connecting the upper limb to the axial skeleton,… Joint Sternoclavicular Joint (Detail) articulatio sternoclavicularis Chest The sternoclavicular joint is the only true synovial joint connecting the upper limb to the axial… Joint Sternocostal Joint (First Rib) articulatio sternocostalis prima Chest The first sternocostal joint is a synchondrosis rather than a synovial joint, with the first costal… Joint Sternocostal Joints articulationes sternocostales Chest The sternocostal joints connect the costal cartilages to the sternum, with the first rib forming a… Joint Superior Mediastinal Space spatium mediastini superioris Chest The superior mediastinum lies above the sternal angle, containing the great vessels, trachea, oesophagus, thymus remnant,… Joint Thoracic Vertebral Facet Joints articulationes zygapophysiales thoracis Chest The thoracic facet joints face nearly coronally (frontal plane), enabling the thoracic spine's primary motion of… Joint Xiphisternal Joint symphysis xiphosternalis Chest The xiphisternal joint is a fibrocartilaginous union between the xiphoid process and the inferior end of…