Study joints
Articulation explorer
Search a joint, or a bone to see every joint it forms. Each joint opens as a 3D model you can take apart: highlight a bone or a ligament, hide the capsule, and read its classification and movements.
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Upper limb — Upper limb joints
- Sternoclavicular jointSynovial · saddle4 ligaments · 4 movements
- Acromioclavicular jointSynovial · plane4 ligaments · 1 movements
- Glenohumeral (shoulder) jointSynovial · ball-and-socket6 ligaments · 7 movements
- Elbow jointSynovial · hinge3 ligaments · 2 movements
- Wrist (radiocarpal) jointSynovial · ellipsoid9 ligaments · 5 movements
- Radioulnar jointsSynovial · pivot5 ligaments · 2 movements
- Carpometacarpal jointsSynovial · first cmc: saddle7 ligaments · 7 movements
- Metacarpophalangeal jointsSynovial · condylar3 ligaments · 5 movements
- Interphalangeal joints of the handSynovial · hinge2 ligaments · 2 movements
Pelvis & lower limb — Lower limb joints
- Sacroiliac jointSynovial · plane synovial6 ligaments · 2 movements
- Pubic symphysisCartilaginous joint, secondary type2 ligaments · 1 movements
- Hip jointSynovial · ball-and-socket6 ligaments · 7 movements
- Knee jointSynovial · modified hinge: a hinge that also allows a small amount of rotation10 ligaments · 6 movements
- Ankle joint (talocrural joint)Synovial · hinge11 ligaments · 2 movements
- Tarsometatarsal jointsSynovial · plane3 ligaments · 1 movements
- Metatarsophalangeal jointsSynovial · condylar3 ligaments · 4 movements
- Interphalangeal joints of the footSynovial · hinge2 ligaments · 2 movements