Upper limb and back Flashcards
Joins sternum and clavicle
sternoclavicular
joins clavicle and acromion process
acromioclavicular
ball and socket joint of shoulder
glenohumeral
the sternoclavicular joint is classified as?
synovial (gliding)
classification of acromioclavicular joint
synovial (gliding)
classification of glenohumeral joint
synovial ball and socket (multiaxial spheroidal)
the elbow is classified as
synovial hinge (ginglymus)
the proximal radio-ulnar joint is classified as
synovial uniaxial pivot (trochoid)
the distal radio-ulnar joint is classified as
synovial uniaxial pivot
the radiocarpal joint is classified as
synovial ellipsoidal
the midcarpal joint is classified as
synovial gliding
the first carpometacarpal joint is classified as
synovial sellar (saddle)
the remaining 2-5 carpometacarpal joints are classified as
synovial plane (gliding)
the intermetacarpal joint is classified as
synovial gliding
the metacarpophalangeal joint is classified as
synovial ellipsoidal