33+ Hand Anatomy Dip Pip

Both the pip and dip joints are hinge joints.

33+ Hand Anatomy Dip Pip. The capsule, extensor tendon, and skin are very thin and lax dorsally, allowing for both phalanx bones to flex more. There are two sets in each finger (except in the thumb, which has only one joint):

Body Anatomy Upper Extremity Joints The Hand Society
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Each finger has 3 joints with 4 dof : Use an interactive image to explore the anatomy of the hand and wrist, learning all about its intricate bones and joints. Pip joint has thick and its thick collateral ligaments.

Showing the distal interpahalangeal (dip), the proximal interphalangeal (pip) and the metacarpophalangeal (mcp) joints on the right hand.

The anatomy of the hand includes the bones, muscles and joints, such as finger and wrist bones and the muscles that control the hand. The joints in our hands are made up of cartilage surfaces that cap the bones. Articulationes interphalangeales manus proximales et distales: 15 to 20 degrees of mcp flexion4.