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A02 - Musculoskeletal System

• Musculoskeletal System [A02]
  • Cartilage [A02.165]
    • Elastic Cartilage [A02.165.257]
      • Ear Cartilage [A02.165.257.250]
      • Laryngeal Cartilages [A02.165.257.625]
        • Arytenoid Cartilage [A02.165.257.625.083]
        • Cricoid Cartilage [A02.165.257.625.211]
        • Epiglottis [A02.165.257.625.411]
        • Thyroid Cartilage [A02.165.257.625.870]
    • Fibrocartilage [A02.165.308]
      • Intervertebral Disk [A02.165.308.410]
      • Menisci, Tibial [A02.165.308.500]
      • Triangular Fibrocartilage [A02.165.308.800]
    • Hyaline Cartilage [A02.165.407]
      • Cartilage, Articular [A02.165.407.150]
      • Laryngeal Cartilages [A02.165.407.500]
        • Arytenoid Cartilage [A02.165.407.500.083]
        • Cricoid Cartilage [A02.165.407.500.211]
        • Epiglottis [A02.165.407.500.411]
        • Thyroid Cartilage [A02.165.407.500.870]
      • Nasal Cartilages [A02.165.407.550]
  • Fascia [A02.340]
    • Fascia Lata [A02.340.424]
  • Ligaments [A02.513]
    • Broad Ligament [A02.513.170]
    • Ligaments, Articular [A02.513.514]
      • Anterior Cruciate Ligament [A02.513.514.100]
      • Collateral Ligaments [A02.513.514.162]
        • Lateral Ligament, Ankle [A02.513.514.162.500]
        • Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee [A02.513.514.162.600]
      • Ligamentum Flavum [A02.513.514.287]
      • Longitudinal Ligaments [A02.513.514.350]
      • Patellar Ligament [A02.513.514.475]
      • Posterior Cruciate Ligament [A02.513.514.600]
    • Round Ligament [A02.513.803]
  • Muscles [A02.633]
    • Muscle, Skeletal [A02.633.567]
      • Abdominal Muscles [A02.633.567.050]
        • Pelvic Floor [A02.633.567.050.750]
        • Rectus Abdominis [A02.633.567.050.800]
      • Facial Muscles [A02.633.567.400]
      • Laryngeal Muscles [A02.633.567.500]
      • Masticatory Muscles [A02.633.567.600]
        • Masseter Muscle [A02.633.567.600.500]
        • Pterygoid Muscles [A02.633.567.600.700]
        • Temporal Muscle [A02.633.567.600.850]
      • Neck Muscles [A02.633.567.650]
      • Oculomotor Muscles [A02.633.567.700]
      • Palatal Muscles [A02.633.567.750]
      • Pectoralis Muscles [A02.633.567.775]
      • Pharyngeal Muscles [A02.633.567.800]
        • Esophageal Sphincter, Upper [A02.633.567.800.360]
        • Velopharyngeal Sphincter [A02.633.567.800.680]
      • Psoas Muscles [A02.633.567.825]
      • Quadriceps Muscle [A02.633.567.850]
      • Respiratory Muscles [A02.633.567.900]
        • Diaphragm [A02.633.567.900.300]
        • Intercostal Muscles [A02.633.567.900.500]
      • Rotator Cuff [A02.633.567.912]
      • Stapedius [A02.633.567.950]
      • Tensor Tympani [A02.633.567.975]
    • Muscle, Smooth [A02.633.570]
      • Esophageal Sphincter, Lower [A02.633.570.210]
      • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular [A02.633.570.491]
        • Tunica Media [A02.633.570.491.800]
      • Myometrium [A02.633.570.500]
    • Myocardium [A02.633.580]
      • Papillary Muscles [A02.633.580.680]
  • Skeleton [A02.835]
    • Bone and Bones [A02.835.232]
      • Bones of Lower Extremity [A02.835.232.043]
        • Foot Bones [A02.835.232.043.300]
          • Metatarsal Bones [A02.835.232.043.300.492]
          • Tarsal Bones [A02.835.232.043.300.710]
            • Calcaneus [A02.835.232.043.300.710.300]
            • Talus [A02.835.232.043.300.710.780]
          • Toe Phalanges [A02.835.232.043.300.800]
        • Leg Bones [A02.835.232.043.650]
          • Femur [A02.835.232.043.650.247]
            • Femur Head [A02.835.232.043.650.247.343]
            • Femur Neck [A02.835.232.043.650.247.510]
          • Fibula [A02.835.232.043.650.321]
          • Patella [A02.835.232.043.650.624]
          • Tibia [A02.835.232.043.650.883]
        • Pelvic Bones [A02.835.232.043.825]
          • Acetabulum [A02.835.232.043.825.108]
          • Ilium [A02.835.232.043.825.434]
          • Ischium [A02.835.232.043.825.548]
          • Pubic Bone [A02.835.232.043.825.781]
      • Bones of Upper Extremity [A02.835.232.087]
        • Arm Bones [A02.835.232.087.090]
          • Humerus [A02.835.232.087.090.400]
          • Radius [A02.835.232.087.090.700]
          • Ulna [A02.835.232.087.090.850]
            • Olecranon Process [A02.835.232.087.090.850.600]
        • Clavicle [A02.835.232.087.227]
        • Hand Bones [A02.835.232.087.319]
          • Carpal Bones [A02.835.232.087.319.150]
            • Capitate Bone [A02.835.232.087.319.150.150]
            • Hamate Bone [A02.835.232.087.319.150.400]
            • Lunate Bone [A02.835.232.087.319.150.500]
            • Pisiform Bone [A02.835.232.087.319.150.600]
            • Scaphoid Bone [A02.835.232.087.319.150.750]
            • Trapezium Bone [A02.835.232.087.319.150.800]
            • Trapezoid Bone [A02.835.232.087.319.150.805]
            • Triquetrum Bone [A02.835.232.087.319.150.831]
          • Finger Phalanges [A02.835.232.087.319.350]
          • Metacarpal Bones [A02.835.232.087.319.550]
        • Scapula [A02.835.232.087.783]
          • Acromion [A02.835.232.087.783.261]
      • Diaphyses [A02.835.232.169]
      • Epiphyses [A02.835.232.251]
        • Growth Plate [A02.835.232.251.352]
      • Hyoid Bone [A02.835.232.409]
      • Sesamoid Bones [A02.835.232.730]
      • Skull [A02.835.232.781]
        • Cranial Fontanelles [A02.835.232.781.175]
        • Cranial Sutures [A02.835.232.781.200]
        • Ethmoid Bone [A02.835.232.781.292]
        • Facial Bones [A02.835.232.781.324]
          • Jaw [A02.835.232.781.324.502]
            • Alveolar Process [A02.835.232.781.324.502.125]
              • Tooth Socket [A02.835.232.781.324.502.125.800]
            • Dental Arch [A02.835.232.781.324.502.320]
            • Mandible [A02.835.232.781.324.502.632]
              • Chin [A02.835.232.781.324.502.632.130]
              • Mandibular Condyle [A02.835.232.781.324.502.632.600]
            • Maxilla [A02.835.232.781.324.502.645]
            • Palate, Hard [A02.835.232.781.324.502.660]
          • Nasal Bone [A02.835.232.781.324.665]
          • Orbit [A02.835.232.781.324.690]
          • Turbinates [A02.835.232.781.324.948]
          • Vomer [A02.835.232.781.324.971]
          • Zygoma [A02.835.232.781.324.995]
        • Frontal Bone [A02.835.232.781.375]
        • Occipital Bone [A02.835.232.781.572]
          • Foramen Magnum [A02.835.232.781.572.434]
        • Parietal Bone [A02.835.232.781.651]
        • Pterygopalatine Fossa [A02.835.232.781.670]
        • Skull Base [A02.835.232.781.750]
          • Cranial Fossa, Anterior [A02.835.232.781.750.150]
          • Cranial Fossa, Middle [A02.835.232.781.750.165]
          • Cranial Fossa, Posterior [A02.835.232.781.750.400]
        • Sphenoid Bone [A02.835.232.781.802]
          • Sella Turcica [A02.835.232.781.802.662]
        • Temporal Bone [A02.835.232.781.885]
          • Mastoid [A02.835.232.781.885.444]
          • Petrous Bone [A02.835.232.781.885.681]
      • Spine [A02.835.232.834]
        • Cervical Vertebrae [A02.835.232.834.151]
          • Cervical Atlas [A02.835.232.834.151.213]
          • Axis [A02.835.232.834.151.383]
            • Odontoid Process [A02.835.232.834.151.383.668]
        • Coccyx [A02.835.232.834.229]
        • Intervertebral Disk [A02.835.232.834.432]
        • Lumbar Vertebrae [A02.835.232.834.519]
        • Sacrum [A02.835.232.834.717]
        • Spinal Canal [A02.835.232.834.803]
          • Epidural Space [A02.835.232.834.803.350]
        • Thoracic Vertebrae [A02.835.232.834.892]
      • Thorax [A02.835.232.904]
        • Ribs [A02.835.232.904.567]
          • Cervical Rib [A02.835.232.904.567.150]
        • Sternum [A02.835.232.904.766]
          • Manubrium [A02.835.232.904.766.442]
          • Xiphoid Bone [A02.835.232.904.766.825]
    • Joints [A02.835.583]
      • Acromioclavicular Joint [A02.835.583.032]
      • Atlanto-Axial Joint [A02.835.583.097]
      • Atlanto-Occipital Joint [A02.835.583.101]
      • Bursa, Synovial [A02.835.583.156]
      • Cartilage, Articular [A02.835.583.192]
      • Elbow Joint [A02.835.583.290]
      • Foot Joints [A02.835.583.378]
        • Ankle Joint [A02.835.583.378.062]
        • Metatarsophalangeal Joint [A02.835.583.378.531]
        • Tarsal Joints [A02.835.583.378.831]
          • Subtalar Joint [A02.835.583.378.831.780]
        • Toe Joint [A02.835.583.378.900]
      • Hand Joints [A02.835.583.405]
        • Carpal Joints [A02.835.583.405.174]
        • Carpometacarpal Joints [A02.835.583.405.200]
        • Finger Joint [A02.835.583.405.350]
        • Metacarpophalangeal Joint [A02.835.583.405.500]
          • Volar Plate [A02.835.583.405.500.900]
        • Wrist Joint [A02.835.583.405.930]
          • Triangular Fibrocartilage [A02.835.583.405.930.800]
      • Hip Joint [A02.835.583.411]
      • Joint Capsule [A02.835.583.443]
        • Synovial Membrane [A02.835.583.443.800]
          • Synovial Fluid [A02.835.583.443.800.800]
      • Knee Joint [A02.835.583.475]
        • Menisci, Tibial [A02.835.583.475.590]
        • Patellofemoral Joint [A02.835.583.475.650]
      • Ligaments, Articular [A02.835.583.512]
        • Anterior Cruciate Ligament [A02.835.583.512.100]
        • Collateral Ligaments [A02.835.583.512.162]
          • Lateral Ligament, Ankle [A02.835.583.512.162.500]
          • Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee [A02.835.583.512.162.600]
        • Ligamentum Flavum [A02.835.583.512.287]
        • Longitudinal Ligaments [A02.835.583.512.350]
        • Patellar Ligament [A02.835.583.512.475]
        • Posterior Cruciate Ligament [A02.835.583.512.600]
        • Volar Plate [A02.835.583.512.900]
      • Pubic Symphysis [A02.835.583.656]
      • Sacroiliac Joint [A02.835.583.707]
      • Shoulder Joint [A02.835.583.748]
      • Sternoclavicular Joint [A02.835.583.781]
      • Sternocostal Joints [A02.835.583.790]
      • Temporomandibular Joint [A02.835.583.861]
        • Temporomandibular Joint Disk [A02.835.583.861.900]
      • Zygapophyseal Joint [A02.835.583.979]
  • Tendons [A02.880]
    • Achilles Tendon [A02.880.176]
    • Patellar Ligament [A02.880.438]
    • Rotator Cuff [A02.880.700]

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Last reviewed: 01 September 2009
Last updated: 01 September 2009
First published: 01 September 2009
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