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Body Atlas, Joint Reference

Joints

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

338 joints

338 joints

Joint Axillary Fossa fossa axillaris Shoulder The axillary fossa (armpit) is a pyramidal space at the shoulder-chest junction with its base at… Joint Bicipital Groove Synovial Sheath vagina synovialis tendinisa musculi bicipitis in sulco Shoulder The bicipital groove synovial sheath surrounds the long head of biceps tendon as it exits the… 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 Calcaneocuboid Joint articulatio calcaneocuboidea Foot & Ankle The calcaneocuboid joint is the lateral component of the transverse tarsal (Chopart) joint, forming the pivot… Joint Carotid Space spatium caroticum Neck The carotid space is a vertically oriented potential space defined by the carotid sheath (a fascial… Joint Carpal Tunnel canalis carpi Hand & Wrist The carpal tunnel is a rigid fibro-osseous canal at the wrist formed by the carpal bones… Joint Carpal Tunnel Entrance Space spatium introitus canalis carpi Forearm The carpal tunnel entrance is the proximal opening of the carpal tunnel at the wrist crease,… Joint Carpometacarpal Joint — Thumb (Detail) articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis (detail) Hand & Wrist The first CMC joint is the most mobile joint of the hand and the foundation of… Joint Carpometacarpal Joint (Thumb) articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The thumb CMC joint is the most important single joint in the hand, enabling the thumb… Joint Carpometacarpal Joint of the Thumb articulatio carpometacarpalis pollicis Hand & Wrist The carpometacarpal joint of the thumb is a saddle joint that allows the thumb its remarkable… Joint Carpometacarpal Joints (Index-Little) articulationes carpometacarpales II-V Hand & Wrist The finger CMC joints increase in mobility from index (virtually immobile keystone) to little finger (20… Joint Caudal Epidural Space spatium epidurale caudale Lower Back The caudal epidural space is the inferior extent of the epidural space accessed via the sacral… Joint Cervical Intervertebral Disc discus intervertebralis cervicalis Neck The six cervical intervertebral discs (C2-C3 through C7-T1) are fibrocartilaginous structures between adjacent cervical vertebral bodies,… Joint Cervical Intervertebral Disc (C5-C6) discus intervertebralis C5-C6 Neck The C5-C6 disc is the most commonly herniated cervical disc, compressing the C6 nerve root to… Joint Cervical Uncovertebral Joints (Luschka) articulationes uncovertebrales (Luschka) Neck The uncovertebral joints (joints of Luschka) are paired lateral joints at C3-C7 formed by the uncinate… 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 Coracoglenoid Space spatium coracoglenoideum Shoulder The coracoglenoid space is the region between the coracoid process medially and the anterior glenoid rim… 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 Joint Complex articulatio costovertebralis complexus Lower Back Each rib articulates with the thoracic spine through two distinct synovial joints: the costovertebral joint proper… Joint Costovertebral Joints articulationes costovertebrales Chest The costovertebral joints are paired articulations between each rib head and the thoracic vertebral bodies, with…

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