Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

joint, AC
Acromioclavicular joint.
joint, acetabular
The hip joint. The acetabulum
is the cup-shaped socket of the hip joint, and it is a
key feature of the pelvic anatomy. The upper end of
the femur (thighbone) fits right into the acetabu-
lum, articulates with it, and thereby forms the
largest ball-and-socket joint in the human body.
joint, acromioclavicular
See 
acromioclavicu-
lar joint.
joint, ankle
See 
ankle joint.
joint, atlas and axis
See 
atlantoaxial joint.
joint, ball-and-socket
See 
ball-and-socket joint.
joint, calcaneocuboid
See 
calcaneocuboid
joint.
joint, elbow
See 
elbow.
joint, knee
See 
knee.
joint, patellofemoral
See 
patellofemoral joint.
joint, shoulder
See 
shoulder joint.
joint, temporomandibular
See 
temporo-
mandibular joint.
joint, TM
See 
temporomandibular joint.
joint aspiration
See 
arthrocentesis.
joint hypermobility syndrome
See 
hypermo-
bility syndrome.
joints of the body, principal
The principal
joints of the human body include the following:
acromioclavicular
ankle (tibia-fibula and talus)
atlantoaxial
atlantooccipital
calcaneocuboid
carpometacarpal
elbow (humerus, radius, and ulna)
femur and tibia
hip bone and femur
jet lag
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intercarpal (proximal carpal, distal
carpal, and the two rows of carpal bones
with each other)
intermetacarpals
intermetatarsals
interphalangeal
intervertebral joints
knee (femur, tibia, and patella)
manubristernal
metacarpophalangeal
metatarsophalangeal
radioulnar
ribs, heads of
ribs, tubercles and necks of
sacrococcygeal
sacroiliac
shoulder (humerus and scapula)
sternoclavicular
sternocostal
subtalar
symphysis pubis
talus and calcaneus
talus and navicular
tarsometatarsal
temporomandibular
tibiofibular
ulnohumeral
wrist (radius, ulna, and carpals)
Journal of the American Medical Association
See 
JAMA.
jugular
See 
jugular vein.
jugular vein
One of the veins in the neck that
drain blood from the head, brain, face, and neck,
and then convey it toward the heart. There are an
external jugular vein and an internal jugular vein on
each side of the neck. The jugular veins are partic-
ularly prominent during congestive heart failure.
When the patient is sitting or in a semirecumbent
position, the height of the jugular veins and their
pulsations provide an estimate of the central venous
pressure, as well as important information about
whether the heart is keeping up with the demands
on it. See also 
jugular vein, external; jugular vein,
internal.
jugular vein, external
The more superficial of
the two jugular veins on each side of the neck. The
external jugular vein collects most of the blood from
the outside of the skull and the deep parts of the
face. It lies outside the sternocleidomastoid muscle,
passes down the neck, and joins the subclavian vein.
See also 
jugular vein.