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Joints of free upper limb

Juncturae partis liberae membri superioris

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System
Joints & ligaments
Regions
Upper limb, Hand
Part of
Joints of upper limb
Joints of free upper limb (Juncturae partis liberae membri superioris) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

DescriptionUnreviewed

There is only one fibrous joints described in the free upper limb:

the radio-ulnar syndesmoses

And many synovial joints of free upper limb:

  • the glenohumeral joint
  • the elbow joint
  • the distal radio-ulnar joint
  • the radiocarpal joint
  • and all the joints of hand

Source: Z-Anatomy · Text licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · This text comes from the source data and has not been reviewed by a person yet.

Parts

Names

Latin
Juncturae partis liberae membri superioris
English
Joints of free upper limb
French
Articulations du membre supérieur libre
Spanish
Articulaciones de la parte libre del miembro superior
Portuguese
Articulações do membro superior livre

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