Knee Joint: Anatomy, Movement, and Stability
The knee joint functions as a modified hinge, enabling lower limb movement and stability through the intricate interplay of bones, cartilage, ligament...
By Alex
Category: Anatomy & Physiology
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Wrist Joints: Anatomy, Complexity, and Functional Significance
The wrist is a complex region comprising multiple interconnected articulations, primarily the radiocarpal, midcarpal, distal radioulnar, and numerous ...
By Hart
Pulmonary Ligament: Origin, Function, and Clinical Importance
The pulmonary ligament is a double-layered fold of pleura originating as an inferior extension from the hilum of each lung, where the parietal and vis...
By Hart
Elbow Joint: Anatomy, Movements, and Functional Significance
The elbow joint is a complex hinge-pivot articulation of the humerus, radius, and ulna, enabling essential movements like flexion, extension, pronatio...
By Hart
Transverse Ulnar Collateral Ligament: Function, Anatomy, and Clinical Relevance
The transverse ulnar collateral ligament primarily deepens the trochlear notch of the ulna and provides compressive force, enhancing elbow joint congr...
By Hart
Clavicle and Ribs: Primary Connections, Ligaments, and Functional Significance
While there isn't a direct synovial joint between the clavicle and ribs, the clavicle articulates with the sternum at the SC joint, and the costoclavi...
By Hart
Ball and Socket Joints: Range of Motion, Key Movements, and Health
Ball and socket joints offer the greatest range of motion among all joint types, enabling multi-axial movements such as flexion, extension, abduction,...
By Hart
Costosternal Joints: Anatomy, Types, and Clinical Importance
The joints between the ribs and the sternum, known as costosternal joints, are primarily cartilaginous (synchondroses) for the first rib and synovial ...
By Hart
Radial Head: Concave, Convex, and Its Role in Joint Movement
The radial head features both a concave superior surface for the humerus and a convex circumferential surface for the ulna, enabling complex elbow and...
By Jordan
