sternoclavicular: anterior sternoclavicular ligament - posterior sternoclavicular ligament - interclavicular ligament - costoclavicular ligament A joint (from French joint) (articulation) is the location at which two bones make contact (articulate). ... In humans, the upper limb is an anatomical term for the limb that is attached to the pectoral girdle. ... The sternoclavicular articulation is a double arthrodial joint. ... The anterior sternoclavicular ligament is a broad band of fibers, covering the anterior surface of the articulation; it is attached above to the upper and front part of the sternal end of the clavicle, and, passing obliquely downward and medialward, is attached below to the front of the upper part... The costoclavicular ligament (rhomboid ligament) is short, flat, strong, and rhomboid in form. ...

acromioclavicular: superior acromioclavicular ligament - inferior acromioclavicular ligament - coracoclavicular ligament - trapezoid ligament - conoid ligament - coracoacromial ligament - superior transverse scapular ligament - inferior transverse ligament of scapula The acromioclavicular joint, or AC joint, is a joint at the top of the shoulder. ... The Coracoclavicular Ligament serves to connect the clavicle with the coracoid process of the scapula. ... The Conoid Ligament, the posterior and medial fasciculus, is a dense band of fibers, conical in form, with its base directed upward. ... The Coracoacromial Ligament is a strong triangular band, extending between the coracoid process and the acromion. ...

shoulder: coracohumeral ligament - glenohumeral ligaments - transverse humeral ligament - glenoidal labrum The human upper arm Grays Fig. ... The coracohumeral ligament is a broad ligament which strengthens the upper part of the capsule of the shoulder joint. ... In addition to the coracohumeral ligament, three supplemental bands, which are named the glenohumeral ligaments, strengthen the capsule. ... The glenoidal labrum (glenoid ligament) is a fibrocartilaginous rim attached around the margin of the glenoid cavity. ...

elbow-joint: ulnar collateral ligament - radial collateral ligament Elbow redirects here. ...

proximal radioulnar: annular ligament - oblique cord - distal radioulnar The proximal radioulnar articulation (superior radioulnar joint) is a trochoid or pivot-joint between the circumference of the head of the radius and the ring formed by the radial notch of the ulna and the annular ligament. ... The Annular Ligament (orbicular ligament) is a strong band of fibers, which encircles the head of the radius, and retains it in contact with the radial notch of the ulna. ... The Distal Radioulnar Articulation (inferior radioulnar joint) is a pivot-joint formed between the head of the ulna and the ulnar notch on the lower end of the radius. ...

wrist/radiocarpal: volar radiocarpal ligament - dorsal radiocarpal ligament - ulnar collateral ligament - radial collateral ligament In human anatomy, the wrist is the flexible and narrower connection between the forearm and the hand. ... The dorsal radiocarpal ligament (posterior ligament) less thick and strong than the volar, is attached, above, to the posterior border of the lower end of the radius; its fibers are directed obliquely downward and medialward, and are fixed, below, to the dorsal surfaces of the navicular, lunate, and triangular, being...

intercarpal: pisohamate ligament - pisometacarpal ligament

carpometacarpal: The Carpometacarpal joint refers to the articulations between the carpal bones and the metacarpals. ...

intermetacarpal: deep transverse metacarpal ligament The deep transverse metacarpal ligament is a narrow fibrous band which runs across the palmar surfaces of the heads of the second, third, fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, connecting them together. ...

metacarpophalangeal, interphalangeal The Metacarpophalangeal joint (MCP): The Metacarpophalangeal Articulations are of the condyloid kind, formed by the reception of the rounded heads of the metacarpal bones into shallow cavities on the proximal ends of the first phalanges, with the exception of that of the thumb, which presents more of the characters of... The interphalangeal articulations are hinge-joints; each has a volar and two collateral ligaments. ...