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Joints

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

338 joints

338 joints

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 Popliteal Fossa fossa poplitea Knee The popliteal fossa is the diamond-shaped space posterior to the knee joint, bounded superolaterally by biceps… Joint Posterior Ankle Joint Recess recessus posterior articulationis talocruralis Foot & Ankle The posterior ankle joint recess is the posterior extension of the tibiotalar synovial space between the… Joint Posterior Ankle Recess recessus posterior articulationis talocruralis Lower Leg The posterior ankle recess is the synovial extension of the ankle joint between the posterior talar… 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 Compartment of the Leg compartimentum posterius superficiale cruris Lower Leg The superficial posterior compartment contains gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris, enclosed by the crural fascia. The deep… 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 Posterior Elbow Recess recessus posterior cubiti Upper Arm The posterior elbow recess is an extension of the common elbow synovial cavity into the olecranon… Joint Posterior Epidural Space spatium epidurale posterius Lower Back The posterior epidural space lies between the posterior dura mater and the ligamentum flavum and laminae,… Joint Posterior Interosseous Forearm Space spatium posterior antebrachii interosseum Forearm The posterior interosseous forearm space lies between the superficial and deep extensor muscle layers in the… Joint Posterior Knee Fat Pad Space corpus adiposum infrapatellar (pars posterior) Knee The posterior extension of Hoffa's infrapatellar fat pad occupies the space between the patellar tendon and… Joint Posterior Leg Muscular Space spatium musculare posterius cruris Lower Leg The posterior compartment of the leg is divided into superficial (gastrocnemius-soleus complex) and deep (tibialis posterior,… Joint Posterior Tibiofibular Recess recessus tibiofibularis posterior Lower Leg The posterior tibiofibular recess is a synovial extension of the ankle joint that projects proximally between… Joint Pouch of Douglas excavatio rectouterina Pelvis & Hip The pouch of Douglas (rectouterine pouch, cul-de-sac) is the most inferior and most dependent part of… Joint Pre-Epiglottic Space spatium praeepiglotticum Neck The pre-epiglottic space is the fat-filled triangular compartment anterior to the epiglottis, bounded anteriorly by the… Joint Prepontine Cistern cisterna pontis anterior Head & Skull The prepontine cistern is the subarachnoid space anterior to the pons and posterior to the clivus,… Joint Presacral Space spatium praesacrale Pelvis & Hip The presacral space is the extraperitoneal potential space between the posterior wall of the rectum and… Joint Pretracheal Space spatium pretracheale Neck The pretracheal space is the compartment within the pretracheal fascial sleeve anterior to the trachea and… Joint Prevertebral Space spatium praevertebrale Neck The prevertebral space lies posterior to the prevertebral fascia (anterior to the vertebral bodies and prevertebral… Joint Prevesical Space (Space of Retzius) spatium prevesicale (spatium Retzii) Abdomen The prevesical space (retropubic space of Retzius) is the extraperitoneal space between the pubic symphysis and… Joint Pronator Fossa Space fossa musculi pronatoris Upper Arm The pronator fossa is the hollow anterior to the elbow joint between the brachialis medially and… Joint Proximal Interphalangeal Joints articulationes interphalangeae proximales Hand & Wrist The proximal interphalangeal joints are the primary joints of finger function, responsible for most of the… Joint Proximal Interphalangeal Joints (Foot) articulationes interphalangeae proximales pedis Foot & Ankle The lesser toe PIP joints are the primary deformity sites for hammertoe (fixed PIP flexion contracture)…

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