Joint reference, type, range of motion, capsule, ligamentous support, and clinical assessment.
128 joints
128 joints · alternate versions listed on each card
JointCuneonavicular Jointarticulatio cuneonavicularisFoot & AnkleThe cuneonavicular joints connect the navicular to the three cuneiform bones, forming part of the midfoot…
JointDistal Interphalangeal Joints (Foot)articulationes interphalangeae distales pedisFoot & AnkleThe lesser toe DIP joints are the distal hinge joints of the lesser toes, responsible for…
JointDistal Interphalangeal Joints (Hand)articulationes interphalangeae distales manusHand & WristThe distal interphalangeal joints are the terminal finger joints, allowing the fingertips to contact objects precisely…
JointDistal Radioulnar Joint (DRUJ)articulatio radioulnaris distalisForearmThe DRUJ is the distal pivot of forearm rotation, complementing the proximal radioulnar joint at the…
JointDistal Tibiofibular Joint (Syndesmosis)syndesmosis tibiofibularis distalisFoot & AnkleThe distal tibiofibular syndesmosis is a fibrous joint between the fibular notch of the tibia and…
JointElbow Joint (Humeroulnar + Radiohumeral + PRUJ)articulatio cubitiUpper ArmThe elbow joint combines three articulations in one synovial cavity: the humeroulnar hinge (primary flexion-extension), the…
JointFinger MCP Joints (Index-Little)articulationes metacarpophalangeales II-VHand & WristThe finger MCP joints are condyloid joints allowing flexion-extension in all positions and abduction-adduction only in…
JointFirst Metatarsophalangeal Jointarticulatio metatarsophalangea pedis IFoot & AnkleThe first MTP joint is the most load-bearing small joint in the body, sustaining forces up…
JointFirst MTP Sesamoid Jointsarticulationes sesamoidales metatarsophalangei primiFoot & AnkleThe two sesamoid bones (tibial and fibular) beneath the first metatarsal head each form a small…
JointFirst Tarsometatarsal (Lisfranc) Jointarticulatio tarsometatarsalis primaFoot & AnkleThe first TMT joint is the most mobile of the Lisfranc joints, allowing the hypermobility that…
JointGlenohumeral Jointarticulatio humeriShoulderThe most mobile joint in the body, trading stability for range of motion. The large humeral…
JointGlenohumeral Joint (Full Capsular Volume)articulatio humeri (capacitas capsularis)ShoulderThe glenohumeral joint sacrifices stability for mobility. The humeral head is three times larger than the…
JointGomphosis: Dental Jointgomphosis (articulatio dentoalveolaris)Head & SkullThe gomphosis is the specialized fibrous joint between each tooth root and its alveolar socket in…
JointHip Jointarticulatio coxaePelvis & HipThe hip joint is a ball-and-socket synovial joint between the spherical femoral head and the cup-shaped…
JointHip Labrumlabrum acetabularePelvis & HipThe acetabular labrum is a fibrocartilaginous ring attached to the acetabular rim that deepens the hip…
JointHip Labrum (Anterior)labrum acetabuli anteriusPelvis & HipThe anterior acetabular labrum is the fibrocartilaginous rim on the anterior acetabular margin, providing anterior coverage…
JointHip Labrum (Posterior)labrum acetabuli posteriusPelvis & HipThe posterior acetabular labrum is the fibrocartilaginous rim on the posterior acetabular margin, providing posterior femoral…
JointHip Labrum (Superior)labrum acetabuli superiusPelvis & HipThe superior acetabular labrum is the thickest and most clinically significant portion of the labrum, covering…
JointHip Labrum: Acetabularlabrum acetabuliPelvis & HipThe acetabular labrum is a triangular fibrocartilaginous ring deepening the acetabular socket and sealing the intra-articular…
JointHoffa Fat Padcorpus adiposum infrapatellareKneeHoffa fat pad (infrapatellar fat pad) is a large intra-articular but extra-synovial adipose tissue mass occupying…
JointHumeroulnar Jointarticulatio humeroulnarisUpper ArmThe humeroulnar (ulnohumeral) joint is the principal hinge of the elbow, with the deep trochlear notch…
JointIncudomallear Jointarticulatio incudomallearisHead & SkullThe incudomallear joint is the small synovial joint between the head of the malleus and the…
JointIncudostapedial Jointarticulatio incudostapedialisHead & SkullThe incudostapedial joint is the tiny synovial joint between the lenticular process of the incus and…
JointInferior Radioulnar Joint (Detail)articulatio radioulnaris distalis (detail)ForearmThe DRUJ is the distal pivot of forearm rotation where the sigmoid notch of the radius…
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