This chapter covers the anatomy of articulations, or joints. Joints represent areas where bones of the skeleton come together. In this chapter, the general structure and functions of joints are disc...This chapter covers the anatomy of articulations, or joints. Joints represent areas where bones of the skeleton come together. In this chapter, the general structure and functions of joints are discussed, as well as the detailed anatomy of select joints of the human body. (Thumbnail image credit: "bones of the knee (front)" by www.MedicalGraphics.de is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0)
This chapter covers the anatomy of articulations, or joints. Joints represent areas where bones of the skeleton come together. In this chapter, the general structure and functions of joints are disc...This chapter covers the anatomy of articulations, or joints. Joints represent areas where bones of the skeleton come together. In this chapter, the general structure and functions of joints are discussed, as well as the detailed anatomy of select joints of the human body. (Thumbnail image credit: "bone x-ray result" is in the Public Domain, CC0)
