Ox Knee joint is composite joint consisting of- Radio-ulnar-carpal articulations Carpal articulations Proximal carpal articulations Intercarpal articulations Distal carpal articulations Carpo-metacarpal articulations. The joint as a whole is having common ligaments and special ligaments Common ligaments Capsular ligament is a loose sac. Its anterior part is called dorsal carpal ligament, which covers the joint in front and is adherent to the extensor […]
Elbow or Cubital joint is a composite joint consisting of – Humero-radio-unlar articulation and Radio-ulnar articulation.
Shoulder joint is an enarthrosis formed between the glenoid cavity of the scapula and the head of the Humerus.
Joints of the Forelimb- Shoulder joint, Elbow joint, Carpal joint , Intermetacarpal articulation, Fetlock joint, Pastern joint, Coffin joint.
The thoracic articulations may be divided as – Extrinsic / Costo-vertebral articulations and Intrinsic articulations.
These are the Sacral and Coccygeal articulations – Sacro-lumbar articulation, Inter-sacral, Sacro-coccygeal, Inter-coccygeal articulation.
Atlanto Axial articulation of ox, Horse and dog is a trochoid joint formed between the atlas and the axis.
Occipito Atlantal articulations is a ginglymus joint between the condyles of the occipital bone and the anterior articular cavities of the atlas.
There are few joints in the vertebral column, which are not articulated by common ligaments, are called as special vertebral articulations. The special vertebral articulations are- Occipito Atlantal articulations Atlanto Axial articulations Sacral and Coccygeal articulations
Common Vertebral articulations – The bones of the vertebral column are serially articulated by their bodies and by the neural processes
