articular surface

(redirected from facies articularis)

ar·tic·u·lar sur·face

[TA]

any surface of a skeletal formation (bone, cartilage) that makes normal direct contact with another skeletal structure as part of a synovial joint; bony articular surfaces are usually covered with articular cartilage.

Synonym(s): facies articularis [TA]

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ar·tic·u·lar sur·face

(ahr-tikyū-lăr sŭrfăs) [TA]

Any surface of a skeletal formation (bone, cartilage) that makes normal direct contact with another skeletal structure as part of a synovial joint.

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At the distal end of the ulna, there are a head and a styloid process with an articular surface (Facies articularis carpea) for the carpoulnar bone (Os carpi ulnare).

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Facies articularis sesamoidea lateralis et medialis, which is found proximal to the caudal end of condylus lateralis (Getty, 1975) was not found in this study.

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Facies articularis talaris medialis (superficie articular talar media).

Morfologia da morfologia humana

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