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Medical illustration of a human knee joint in a parasagittal section just lateral to the midline, labeling ligaments, cartilage, meniscus, patella, synovial structures, and surrounding muscles and fat pads.

Medical illustration of a human knee joint showing bones, muscles, and ligaments to explain joint and muscle movement and interaction.

An anatomical illustration of the human hip joint showing bones and ligaments, including the ilium, ischium, pubis, femur, head of femur, and labeled ligaments such as the iliofemoral, pubofemoral, and pubocapsular ligaments.

The human hip joint

Cross-sectional diagram of a synovial joint showing two bone ends covered with articular cartilage, a surrounding fibrous capsule, synovial membrane lining, periosteum, and the joint cavity in between.

Hyaline cartilage

Study X-ray imaging and slow-motion footage of hinge, gliding, and ball-and-socket joints

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Medical illustration of a human knee joint showing bones, muscles, and ligaments to explain joint and muscle movement and interaction.

How Joints Help Your Body Move

Think of the song: “The leg bone is connected to the / Knee bone.”

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Study X-ray imaging and slow-motion footage of hinge, gliding, and ball-and-socket joints

Study X-ray imaging and slow-motion footage of hinge, gliding, and ball-and-socket joints

The motions made possible by various joints of the human body, as shown in slow motion...

Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Images

Medical illustration of a human knee joint in a parasagittal section just lateral to the midline, labeling ligaments, cartilage, meniscus, patella, synovial structures, and surrounding muscles and fat pads.

Knee joint

The ligaments and cartilage in a knee joint.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

An anatomical illustration of the human hip joint showing bones and ligaments, including the ilium, ischium, pubis, femur, head of femur, and labeled ligaments such as the iliofemoral, pubofemoral, and pubocapsular ligaments.

The human hip and pelvis

Anterior view of the hip and pelvis, showing attachment of ligaments to the femur,...

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

The human hip joint

The human hip joint

A synovial joint of the ball-and-socket type, the hip joint consists of the head...

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Cross-sectional diagram of a synovial joint showing two bone ends covered with articular cartilage, a surrounding fibrous capsule, synovial membrane lining, periosteum, and the joint cavity in between.

Synovial joint

The body's most mobile joints, such as the knees, elbows, and shoulders, are synovial...

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Hyaline cartilage

Hyaline cartilage

Histological image of hyaline cartilage.

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