coxal/hip: iliofemoral ligament - pubofemoral ligament - ischiofemoral ligament - ligament of head of femur - transverse acetabular ligament A joint (from French joint) (articulation) is the location at which two bones make contact (articulate). ... In common usage, a human leg is the lower limb of the body, extending from the hip to the ankle, and including the thigh, the knee, and the cnemis. ... In anatomy, the hip is the bony projection of the femur, known as the greater trochanter, and the overlying muscle and fat. ... The iliofemoral ligament (Y-ligament; ligament of Bigelow) is a band of great strength which lies in front of the hip joint; it is intimately connected with the joint capsule, and serves to strengthen the joint by resisting hyperextension. ... The pubocapsular ligament (pubofemoral ligament) is a ligament on the inferior side of the of the hip joint. ... The ischiocapsular ligament (ischiofemoral ligament, ischiocapsular band; ligament of Bertin) consists of a triangular band of strong fibers on the posterior side of the hip joint. ...

knee-joint: patellar ligament - oblique popliteal ligament - medial collateral ligament - fibular collateral ligament - anterior cruciate ligament - posterior cruciate ligament - medial meniscus - lateral meniscus In human anatomy, the knee is the lower extremity joint connecting the femur and the tibia. ... The oblique popliteal ligament (posterior ligament) is a broad, flat, fibrous band, formed of fasciculi separated from one another by apertures for the passage of vessels and nerves. ... Diagram of the knee The medial collateral ligament (or MCL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. ... The anterior cruciate ligament (or ACL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. ... Diagram of the knee The posterior cruciate ligament (or PCL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. ... The medial meniscus (internal semilunar fibrocartilage) is nearly semicircular in form, a little elongated from before backward, and broader behind than in front; its anterior end, thin and pointed, is attached to the anterior intercondyloid fossa of the tibia, in front of the anterior cruciate ligament; its posterior end is... The lateral meniscus (external semilunar fibrocartilage) is nearly circular and covers a larger portion of the articular surface than the medial meniscus. ...

superior tibiofibular articulation and inferior tibiofibular articulation

talocrural/ankle: medial/deltoid ligament - external lateral ligament of the ankle-joint (anterior talofibular ligament - posterior talofibular ligament - calcaneofibular ligament) Grays Fig. ... The anterior talofibular ligament passes from the anterior margin of the fibular malleolus, forward and medially, to the talus, in front of its lateral articular facet. ...

intertarsal-talocalcaneal articulation: anterior talocalcaneal ligament - posterior talocalcaneal ligament - lateral talocalcaneal ligament - medial talocalcaneal ligament - interosseous talocalcaneal ligament The anterior talocalcaneal ligament (anterior calcaneo-astragaloid ligament) extends from the front and lateral surface of the neck of the talus to the superior surface of the calcaneus. ...

intertarsal-talocalcaneonavicular articulation: dorsal talonavicular ligament

intertarsal-calcaneocuboid articulation: dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament - bifurcated ligament - long plantar ligament - plantar calcaneocuboid ligament

intertarsal-transverse tarsal joint: plantar calcaneonavicular ligament - plantar calcaneonavicular/spring

cuneonavicular articulation, cuboideonavicular articulation, intercuneiform and cuneocuboid, tarsometatarsal articulations, intermetatarsal articulations, metatarsophalangeal, interphalangeal articulations of foot The metatarsophalangeal articulations are of the condyloid kind, formed by the reception of the rounded heads of the metatarsal bones in shallow cavities on the ends of the first phalanges. ...

arches of the foot In order to allow it to support the weight of the body in the erect posture with the least expenditure of material, the foot is constructed of a series of arches formed by the tarsal and metatarsal bones, and strengthened by the ligaments and tendons of the foot. ...