METACARPO-PHALANGIAN ARTICULATIONS
\mˌɛtəkˈɑːpə͡ʊfalˈaŋɡi͡ən ɑːtˌɪkjʊlˈe͡ɪʃənz], \mˌɛtəkˈɑːpəʊfalˈaŋɡiən ɑːtˌɪkjʊlˈeɪʃənz], \m_ˌɛ_t_ə_k_ˈɑː_p_əʊ_f_a_l_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_iə_n ɑː_t_ˌɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n_z]\
Definitions of METACARPO-PHALANGIAN ARTICULATIONS
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Are formed by the bones of the metacarpus and the corresponding phalanges. In these articulations, the bony surfaces are incrusted with cartilage, covered by a synovial membrane, and kept in connexion by means of an anterior and two lateral ligaments.
By Robley Dunglison
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