Joints of free upper limb
Juncturae partis liberae membri superioris
- Latin synonym: Juncturae membri superioris liberi
Definition
The joints of free upper limb (articulations of the upper extremity except the shoulder girdle) are:
- Shoulder.
- Elbow.
- Radioulnar.
- Wrist.
- Intercarpal.
- Carpometacarpal.
- Intermetacarpal.
- Metacarpophalangeal.
- Articulations of the Digits.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
