Metacarpophalangeal joint
| Metacarpophalangeal joint | |
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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:
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| Details | |
| System | 099 |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | articulationes metacarpophalangeae |
| MeSH | D008662 |
| TA98 | A03.5.11.501 |
| TA2 | 1835 |
| FMA | 35246 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP) are situated between the metacarpal bones and the proximal phalanges of the fingers. 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. Being condyloid, they allow the movements of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and circumduction (see anatomical terms of motion) at the joint.