Group · Joints & ligaments
Acromioclavicular joint
Articulatio acromioclavicularis
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Part of
- Synovial joints of pectoral girdle
DescriptionUnreviewed
The acromioclavicular joint, or AC joint, is a joint at the top of the shoulder.
It is the junction between the acromion (part of the scapula that forms the highest point of the shoulder) and the clavicle.
It is a plane synovial joint.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Articulatio acromioclavicularis
- English
- Acromioclavicular joint
- French
- Articulation acromioclaviculaire
- Spanish
- Articulación acromioclavicular
- Portuguese
- Articulação acromioclavicular