intercarpal joints
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Intercarpal articulations — Vertical section through the articulations at the wrist, showing the synovial cavities … Wikipedia
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… … Medical dictionary
Dorsal intercarpal ligament — Ligament: Dorsal intercarpal ligament Ligaments of wrist. Posterior view. (Dorsal intercarpal ligaments labeled at center left.) Latin ligamenta intercarpalia dorsalia … Wikipedia
Principal joints of the body — 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… … Medical dictionary
Joint — A joint is the area where two bones are attached for the purpose of motion of body parts. A joint is usually formed of fibrous connective tissue and cartilage. An articulation or an arthrosis is the same as a joint. Joints are grouped according… … Medical dictionary
wrist — /rist/, n. 1. the carpus or lower part of the forearm where it joins the hand. 2. the joint or articulation between the forearm and the hand. 3. the part of an article of clothing that fits around the wrist. 4. Mach. See wrist pin. [bef. 950; ME … Universalium
Carpometacarpal joint — Infobox Anatomy Name = Carpometacarpal joint Latin = articulationes carpometacarpeæ GraySubject = 88 GrayPage = 330 Caption = Ligaments of wrist. Posterior view. Caption2 = Width = 300 System = MeshName = MeshNumber = The carpometacarpal joint is … Wikipedia
articulationes carpi — [TA] carpal joints: any of the joints that connect the carpal bones together, comprising the joints between bones in a given row, distal and proximal; the joint between the distal and proximal rows (a. mediocarpalis); and the joint formed by the… … Medical dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
nervus interosseus antebrachii anterior — [TA] anterior interosseous nerve of forearm: origin, median nerve; distribution, flexor pollicis longus, flexor digitorum profundus, and pronator quadratus muscles, wrist and intercarpal joints; modality, motor and general sensory … Medical dictionary
