Cartilaginous Joints

As the name indicates, at a cartilaginous joint, the adjacent bones are united by cartilage, a tough but flexible type of connective tissue. These types of joints lack a joint cavity and involve bones that are joined together by either hyaline cartilage or...

Fibrous Joints

At a fibrous joint, the adjacent bones are directly connected to each other by fibrous connective tissue, and thus the bones do not have a joint cavity between them (Picture 1). The gap between the bones may be narrow or wide. There are three types of fibrous joints:...

Joint Atlas

Have you ever wondered to know just with 1 click all muscles involved in the movement of a specific joint? This section gives you all the knowledge on the shape and working mechanisms of every human articulation and, at a glance, all muscles involved, the direction of...

Classification of Joints

A joint, also called an articulation, is any place where adjacent bones or bone and cartilage come together (articulate with each other) to form a connection. Joints are classified both structurally and functionally. Structural classifications of joints take into...

5th Toe Bones

The 5th Finger has 3 phalanges: Proximal, Middle and Distal. See Phalanx Bones – Toes for a detailed description.

2nd Toe Bones

The 2nd Finger has 3 phalanges: Proximal, Middle and Distal. See Phalanx Bones – Toes for a detailed description.