MEDICAL DICTIONARY
Joints of the body, principal: The principal joints of the human body include the following: - Acromioclavicular
- Ankle (tibia-fibula and talus)
- Atlas and axis
- Atlas and occipital
- Calcaneocuboid
- Carpometacarpal
- Elbow (humerus, radius, and ulna)
- Femur and tibia
- Hip bone and femur
- Humerus and ulna
- Intercarpal:
- Carpal, proximal
- Carpal, distal
- Carpal bones (two rows with each other)
- Intermetacarpals
- Intermetatarsals
- Interphalangeal
- Knee (femur, tibia, and patella)
- Mandible (jaw) and temporal
- Metacarpophalangeal
- Metatarsophalangeal
- Pubic bones
- Radioulnar, distal
- Radioulnar, middle
- Radioulnar, proximal
- Radius-ulna and carpals (wrist)
- Ribs, heads of
- Ribs, tubercles and necks of
- Sacrococcygeal
- Sacroiliac
- Shoulder (humerus and scapula)
- Symphysis
- Sacroiliac
- Scapula and humerus
- Sternoclavicular
- Sternocostal
- Subtalar
- Talus and calcaneus
- Talus and navicular
- Tarsometatarsal
- Tibia-fibula and talus (ankle)
- Tibiofibular
- Vertebral arches
- Vertebral bodies
- Wrist (radius-ulna and carpals)
Note the double entries involving the ankle, elbow, knee and shoulder. For example, Ankle (tibia-fibula and talus) and Tibia-fibula and talus (ankle).
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