Joints

The ankle jointThe ankle joint is a synovial hinge joint, so you can plantarflex and dorsiflex. It allows a little wiggle from side to side, but most of the rest…

The knee is the largest joint and one of the most important joints in the body. It plays an essential role in movement related to carrying the body weight in…

The hand and wrist are made up of many different bones, muscles and ligaments that enable a wide range of movements.Hands are capable of a wide variety of functions, including…

 At first, the elbow seems like a simple hinge. But when the complexity of the interaction of the elbow with the forearm and wrist is understood, it is easy to…

 The hip joint, scientifically referred to as the acetabulofemoral joint (art. coxae), is the joint between the femur and acetabulum of the pelvis and its primary function is to support…

The facet joints, (or zygapophysial joints, zygapophyseal, apophyseal, or Z-joints) are a set of synovial, plane joints between the articular processes of two adjacent vertebrae. There are two facet joints…

A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system into a functional whole.They are constructed to allow for…