Gliding joint
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| Vertical section through the articulations at the wrist, showing the synovial cavities. | |
| Latin | articulatio plana |
| Gray's | subject #70 286 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_64/12161465 |
A gliding joint (arthrodial joint, plane articulation) is a joint which admits of only gliding movement; it is formed by the apposition of plane surfaces, or one slightly concave, the other slightly convex, the amount of motion between them being limited by the ligaments or osseous processes surrounding the articulation.
It is the form present in the joints between the articular processes of the vertebrae, the carpal joints, except that of the capitate with the navicular and lunate, and the tarsal joints with the exception of that between the talus and the navicular.
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