Joints

Hinge joint
- btw the trachlear of the humerus and the trochlear notch of the ulna
- found on the medial side of the arm
Gliding joint

btw the capitulum of the humerus and the head of the radius
Pivot joint

between the head of the humerus and the radial notch of the ulna
ulnar collateral ligament

consists of a strong anterior cord and fan-like posterior cord
radial collateral ligament
- fans out from the lateral epicondyle of the humerus to the annular ligament
- the annular ligament is wrapped around the head of the radius
WHat kind of joint is the radioulna joint

pivot joint
interosseous membrane

joins the ulna and the radius creating asundesmosis joint
What kind of joint it the metcarpophalangeal joint
MCP

condyloid: allowing for flexion/extension , abduction and adduction.
IP, PIP, DIP:what do there acronyms mean and what kind ofg joints are they?
- proximal interphalangeal joint
- distal interphalangeal joint and interphalageal joint ( digit 1)
- they are all hing joint: only allowing for flexion and extension
volar plate

a fibrocartiligaous extension on the middle phalanx ( digit 3)
what is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the hand?

intrinsic originate in the hand and extrensic originated in the forearm

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2020-08-27T01:56:17Z

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