Metacarpophalangeal joint

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
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.^[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]

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

[:0-1] Drake, Vogl and Mitchell (2015). Grey's Anatomy for Students, 3rd Edition. Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier. p. 796. ISBN 9780702051319.

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