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

39 joints

39 joints in Head & Skull Clear ×

Joint Anterior Chamber of the Eye camera anterior bulbi Head & Skull The anterior chamber of the eye is the fluid-filled space bounded anteriorly by the cornea, posteriorly… Joint Buccal Space spatium buccale Head & Skull The buccal space is the bilateral fat-filled space between the buccinator muscle medially and the skin… Joint Chiasmatic Cistern cisterna chiasmatica Head & Skull The chiasmatic cistern (suprasellar cistern) is the subarachnoid CSF space surrounding the optic chiasm, the pituitary… Joint Cisterna Magna cisterna cerebellomedullaris posterior Head & Skull The cisterna magna (cerebellomedullary cistern) is the largest subarachnoid cistern, located between the inferior surface of… Joint External Auditory Canal meatus acusticus externus Head & Skull The external auditory canal (EAC) is a curved channel approximately 2.5 cm long leading from the… Joint Gomphosis — Dental Joint gomphosis (articulatio dentoalveolaris) Head & Skull The gomphosis is the specialized fibrous joint between each tooth root and its alveolar socket in… Joint Infratemporal Fossa fossa infratemporalis Head & Skull The infratemporal fossa is the irregular space deep to the zygomatic arch and posterior to the… Joint Interpeduncular Cistern cisterna interpeduncularis Head & Skull The interpeduncular cistern is the subarachnoid CSF space between the two cerebral peduncles of the midbrain,… Joint Lateral Ventricle Space ventriculus lateralis Head & Skull The lateral ventricles are the largest CSF compartments in the brain, consisting of four parts in… Joint Masticator Space spatium massetericum Head & Skull The masticator space is the bilateral deep facial space bounded by the masseter laterally, the medial… Joint Mastoid Antrum antrum mastoideum Head & Skull The mastoid antrum is the largest and most consistent mastoid air cell, communicating with the middle… Joint Middle Ear Cavity cavitas tympani Head & Skull The middle ear cavity (tympanic cavity) is an air-filled space within the temporal bone between the… Joint Middle Ear Cleft cavitas tympanica Head & Skull The middle ear cleft (tympanic cavity) is the air-filled space within the petrous temporal bone between… Joint Nasal Cavity cavitas nasi Head & Skull The nasal cavity is the air-filled space within the nose, divided by the nasal septum and… Joint Nasolacrimal Duct Space ductus nasolacrimalis Head & Skull The nasolacrimal duct is the mucosal-lined channel within the nasolacrimal canal that drains tears from the… Joint Olfactory Cleft rima olfactoria Head & Skull The olfactory cleft is the narrow air-filled space in the superior nasal cavity between the superior… Joint Olfactory Groove Space fossa olfactoria cranii anterioris Head & Skull The olfactory groove is the bilateral paired groove in the anterior cranial fossa floor, formed by… Joint Orbital Preseptal Space spatium praeseptale orbitae Head & Skull The orbital septum is a fibrous membrane running from the orbital rim periosteum to the tarsal… Joint Parotid Space spatium parotideum Head & Skull The parotid space is the compartment within the parotid fascia containing the parotid gland, the extratemporal… Joint Peritonsillar Space spatium periamygdalinum Head & Skull The peritonsillar space is the potential space between the tonsillar capsule and the superior pharyngeal constrictor… Joint Pharyngeal Recess recessus pharyngeus Head & Skull The pharyngeal recess (fossa of Rosenmuller) is the bilateral lateral recess of the nasopharynx, posterior and… Joint Posterior Chamber of the Eye camera posterior bulbi Head & Skull The posterior chamber of the eye is the small fluid-filled space between the posterior iris surface… Joint Posterior Cranial Fossa fossa cranii posterior Head & Skull The posterior cranial fossa is the lowest and largest of the three cranial fossae, bounded anteriorly… Joint Prepontine Cistern cisterna pontis anterior Head & Skull The prepontine cistern is the subarachnoid space anterior to the pons and posterior to the clivus,…