Articular Surfaces

Cards (2)

  • Small Joints of Hand - Interphalangeal joints - Articular Surfaces:
    • Head of proximal phalanx with base of middle phalanx
    • Head of middle phalanx with base of distal phalanx
    A) Interphalangeal joints
  • Small Joints of Hand - Interphalangeal joints - Articular Surfaces:
    • Covered in hyaline cartilage
    • Fibro-cartilaginous plate present known as palmar ligament (increases articular area of base of adjacent phalanx)
    A) Interphalangeal joints