 | Henry Gray - 1858 - 808 pages
...of the phalanges. I. HIP JOINT, (fig. 121). This articulation is an enarthrodial, or ball and socket joint, formed by the reception of the globular head of the femur into the cup-shaped cavity of the acetabulum. These two articulating surfaces are covered with cartilage, that on the head of the femur... | |
 | Henry Gray - 1862 - 838 pages
...metatarso-phalangeal articulations. 8. The articulation of the phalanges. 1. HIP-JOINT (fig. 138). This articulation is an enarthrodial or ball-and-socket joint, formed by the reception of the head of the femur into the cup-shaped cavity of the acetabulum. The articulating surfaces are covered... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 852 pages
...hipped roof when the end is eloped upwards so as to form a hip on each side (sec fig.) HIP.JOINT, is a ball-and-socket joint formed by the reception of the globular head of the thighbone (or femur) into the deep pit or cup in the 04 innominatum, which is known as the atxtabulum... | |
 | Henry Gray - 1864 - 836 pages
...articulations. VIII. . The articulations of the phalanges. I. HIP JOINT (fig. 138). This articulation is an enarthrodial, or ball-and-socket joint, formed by the reception of the head of the femur into the cup-shaped cavity of the acetabulum. The articulating surfaces are covered... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1868 - 872 pages
...hipped roof when the end is sloped upwards so as to form a hip on each side (see fig.). HIP-JOINT, is a ball-and-socket joint formed by the reception of the globular head of the thighbone (or femur) into the deep pit or cup in the os innominatvm, which is known as the acetabulum... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1874 - 868 pages
...hipped roof when the end is sloped upwards so as to form a hip on each side (see fig.). HIP-JOINT, is a ball-and-socket joint formed by the reception of the globular head of the thighbone (or femur) into the deep pit or cup in the os innominalum, which is known as the acetabulum... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1874 - 870 pages
...hipped roof when the end is sloped upwards so as to form a hip on each side (see fig.). HIP-JOINT, is a ball-and-socket joint formed by the reception of the globular head of the thighbone (or femur) into the deep pit or cup in the os innominatum, which is known as the acetabuluin... | |
 | William Darling - 1880 - 708 pages
...THE COXO-FEMORAL OR HIP JOINT. This articulation is the typical enarthrodial joint of the body. It is formed by the reception of the globular head of the femur into the acetabulum or cotyloid cavity of the os innominatum. The ligaments of this joint are five in number,... | |
 | William Darling - 1885 - 668 pages
...THE COXO-FEMORAL OR HIP JOINT. This articulation is the typical enarthrodial joint of the body. It is formed by the reception of the globular head of the femur into the acetabulum or cotyloid cavity of the os innominatum. The ligaments of this joint are five in number,... | |
 | 1901 - 530 pages
...citric and malic acids, and is sometimes used in making conserves. Hip-joint, the joint of the hip, a ball-andsocket joint formed by the reception of the globular head of the femur or thigh-bone into the socket or acetabulum of the os innominatum. For flexion, extension, rotation,... | |
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... which is known as the acetabulum (so called from its resemblance to the vinegar cups used by the Romans). If the variety of the movements of this joint — viz., flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation... 
