joints of pectoral girdle
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synovial joints of pectoral girdle — synovial joints of shoulder girdle articulationes cinguli pectoralis … Medical dictionary
Pectoral girdle — Infobox Bone Name = Pectoral girdle Latin = cingulum pectorale GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Human pectoral girdle Caption2 = |fhbfzd Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = |hxjhg Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 35… … Wikipedia
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
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
articulatio — synovial joint. [L. a forming of vines] a. acromioclavicularis [TA] SYN: acromioclavicular joint. a. atlantoaxialis lateralis [TA] SYN: lateral atlantoaxial joint. a. atlantoaxialis mediana [TA] SYN: median atlantoaxial joint. a. atlanto… … Medical dictionary
juncturae cinguli pectoralis — [TA] joints of pectoral girdle: the synovial joints of the pectoral girdle (acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joints) considered together with the three intrinsic ligaments of the scapula (superior transverse scapular, inferior transverse… … Medical dictionary
articulationes cinguli pectoralis — [TA] synovial joints of pectoral girdle: the subset of the joints of the pectoral girdle that are specifically synovial, including the acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joints. Called also articulationes cinguli membri superioris [TA… … Medical dictionary
junctura — 1. SYN: joint. 2. SYN: junction. [L. a joining] j. cartilaginea [TA] SYN: cartilaginous joint. j. fibrosa [TA] SYN: fibrous joint. j. lumbosacralis SYN: lumbosacral joint. juncturae membri inferioris liberi SYN: synovial joints of free lower limb … Medical dictionary
skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… … Universalium
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
