Saddle joints are an articular form of true joints. They consist of two concave articular surfaces that allow biaxial motion. Osteoarthritis of the thumb saddle joint, in particular, is a common condition that affects this ability to move. What are saddle joints? Articulated joints are possessed by the human body in somewhat 140 different places. … Saddle Joint: Structure, Function & Diseases
Special features In certain joints, additional structures within the joint (intra-articular structures) are also present. Menisci articulares are sickle-shaped structures with a wedge-shaped cross-section that are only found in the knee joint. They consist of firm collagenous connective tissue and fibrous cartilage. They serve to compensate for the non-fitting joint partners and reduce the pressure … Special features | Joints
Overview of all important joints The shoulder joint (lat. Articulatio humeri) is formed by the uppermost part of the humerus, also called humeral head (lat. Caput humeri), and the socket of the shoulder blade (lat. Scapula), also called cavitas glenoidalis. It is the most mobile but at the same time the most susceptible joint of … Overview of all important joints | Joints
Synonyms Joint head, socket, joint mobility, Medical: Articulatio Types of joints Joints are divided into real joints (diarthroses) and fake joints (synarthroses). The real joints are separated from each other by a joint gap. If the joint space is missing and is filled with filling tissue, it is called a fake joint. In the case … Joints
Synonyms Joint head, socket, joint mobility, Medical: Articulatio Number of joints The number of human joints depends on whether you add up only real joints or all the articulated joints of the body. Real joints, i.e. joints that consist of two joint partners, are separated from each other by a cartilage-lined joint gap and have … Human joints
Synonyms Joint head, socket, joint mobility Medical: Articulatio Hip joint Shoulder joint and Basic Finger Joints Ball joints have an infinite number of axes of motion, but from a functional point of view three main axes are defined, so that these are joints with three degrees of freedom. This is done around a sagittal axis: … Joint shapes of human joints
