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skeletal joint

articular joint

Anatomical structure that consists of two or more adjacent skeletal structures, which may be interconnected by various types of tissue[VSAO].

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Type Joint
Body System Skeletal
Parent Structure articulation
Latin Name articular joint
FMA ID 7490

Sub-structures

amphiarthrosis Joint atlanto-axial joint Ligament autopalatine-lateral ethmoid joint Bone autopalatine-maxillary joint Bone autopalatine-vomer joint Bone basioccipital-exoccipital joint Joint ceratohyal-branchiostegal ray joint Bone ceratohyal-dorsal hypohyal joint Bone ceratohyal-ventral hypohyal joint Bone dentary-anguloarticular joint Joint dermal intracranial joint Joint dermal neck joint Joint dorsal hypohyal-urohyal joint Bone dorsal hypohyal-ventral hypohyal joint Bone endoskeletal cranial joint Bone epibranchial 3-pharyngobranchial 3 joint Bone epibranchial 3-pharyngobranchial 4 joint Bone epibranchial 4-upper pharyngeal toothplate joint Bone epihyal-branchiostegal ray joint Bone epihyal-ceratohyal joint Bone frontal-pterotic joint Joint hyomandibula-metapterygoid joint Bone hyomandibula-opercle joint Joint hyomandibular-otic region joint Bone inter-basipterygium joint Bone intercuneiform joint Bone inter-frontal joint Bone interhyal-epihyal joint Bone inter-hypobranchial 3 joint Bone inter-premaxillary joint Bone inter-ventral hypohyal joint Bone joint of rib Bone lateral ethmoid-frontal joint Joint limb joint Joint mesethmoid-frontal joint Joint mesethmoid-lateral ethmoid joint Joint mesethmoid-nasal joint Joint mesethmoid-vomer joint Joint opercle-interopercle joint Joint orbitosphenoid-lateral ethmoid joint Bone orbitosphenoid-prootic joint Bone parasphenoid-basioccipital joint Joint parasphenoid-pterosphenoid joint Joint posttemporal-parietal joint Joint preopercle horizontal limb-symplectic joint Joint preopercle-opercle joint Joint preopercle vertical limb-hyomandibula joint Joint prootic-exoccipital joint Joint prootic-pterosphenoid joint Joint pterosphenoid-orbitosphenoid joint Joint quadrate-hyomandibula joint Bone quadrate-metapterygoid joint Bone saddle joint Joint shoulder joint Bone supraoccipital-parietal joint Joint synarthrosis Joint synovial joint Bone ventral hypohyal-urohyal joint Bone vertebra 4-vertebra 5 joint Bone vertebra 5-vertebra 6 joint Bone vertebra 6 - vertebra 7 joint Bone

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the skeletal joint?

Anatomical structure that consists of two or more adjacent skeletal structures, which may be interconnected by various types of tissue[VSAO].

What body system is the skeletal joint part of?

The skeletal joint is part of the Skeletal.

What is the Latin name for the skeletal joint?

The Latin name for the skeletal joint is articular joint.

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy — FMA:7490 Reference anatomy ontology (University of Washington)
  2. UBERON — UBERON:0000982 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.