Metacarpophalangeal joint

Metacarpophalangeal joint
The palmar aspect of the hand showing the epiphyses of the hand exploded. MCP joints in red.
The DIP, PIP and MCP joints of the hand: MetaCarpoPhalangeal joints, and the interphalangeal joints of the hand:
  • Distal InterPhalangeal
  • Proximal InterPhalangeal
Details
System099
Identifiers
Latinarticulationes metacarpophalangeae
MeSHD008662
TA98A03.5.11.501
TA21835
FMA35246
Anatomical terminology

The metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP) are situated between the metacarpal bones and the proximal phalanges of the fingers.[1] These joints 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 proximal phalanges.[1] Being condyloid, they allow the movements of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and circumduction (see anatomical terms of motion) at the joint.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Drake, Vogl and Mitchell (2015). Grey's Anatomy for Students, 3rd Edition. Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier. p. 796. ISBN 9780702051319.
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