Joints & Muscle Microanatomy

Fibrous Joints

Gomphoses

Syndesmoses

Suture

Cartilaginous Joints

Synchondroses

Symphyses

Synovial (diarthroses) joints

Ball and Socket

Condyloid

Gliding

Hinge

Pivot

Saddle

Abduction

Adduction

Circumduction

Depression and Elevation

Dorsiflexion

Plantarflexion

Flexion and Extension

Lateral and Medial Rotation

Inversion and Eversion

Opposition and Reposition

Pronation and Supination

Protraction and Retraction

Acromioclavicular

Atlantoaxial

Atlanto-occipital

Carpometacarpal

Glenohumeral

Humeroulnar

Humeroradial

Iliofemoral

Intercarpal

Interphalangeal

Intertarsal

Intervertebral

Metacarpophalangeal

Metatarsophalangeal

Proximal and distal radioulnar

Radiocarpal

Sacroiliac

Sternoclavicular

Talocrural

Tarsometatarsal

Temporomandibular

Tibiofemoral

Anterior cruciate ligament

Fibular Collateral Ligament

Lateral and medial meniscus

Patellar ligament

Posterior cruciate ligament

Tibial collateral ligament

Endomysium

Epimysium

Perimysium

Fascicle

Fiber

Gap Junction

Intercalated disc

Motor end plate

Myofilaments

Myofibrils

Nucleus

Sarcolemma

Sarcoplasm

The cytoplasm of muscle cells

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

Terminal cisternae

T-tubule

Actin

A band

H zone

I band

M line

Myosin

Z disc