Definition of Articulations of the body, principal

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Articulations of the body, principal: The principal articulations (joints) of the human body.

They include the following:

• Acromioclavicular
• Ankle (tibia-fibula and talus)
• Atlas and axis
• Atlas and occipital
• Calcaneocuboid
• Carpometacarpal
• Elbow (humerus, radius, and ulna)
• Femur and tibia
• Hip bone and femur
• Humerus and ulna
• Intercarpal:
  • Carpal, proximal
  • Carpal, distal
  • Carpal bones (two rows with each other)
• Intermetacarpals
• Intermetatarsals
• Interphalangeal
• Knee (femur, tibia, and patella)
• Mandible (jaw) and temporal
• Metacarpophalangeal
• Metatarsophalangeal
• Pubic bones
• Radioulnar, distal
• Radioulnar, middle
• Radioulnar, proximal
• Radius-ulna and carpals (wrist)
• Ribs, heads of
• Ribs, tubercles and necks of
• Sacrococcygeal
• Sacroiliac
• Shoulder (humerus and scapula)
• Symphysis
• Sacroiliac
• Scapula and humerus
• Sternoclavicular
• Sternocostal
• Subtalar
• Talus and calcaneus
• Talus and navicular
• Tarsometatarsal
• Tibia-fibula and talus (ankle)
• Tibiofibular
• Vertebral arches
• Vertebral bodies
• Wrist (radius-ulna and carpals)

Note the double entries involving the ankle, elbow, knee and shoulder. For example, Ankle (tibia-fibula and talus) and Tibia-fibula and talus (ankle).