140 ARTHROLOGY, OR ANATOMY OF ARTICULATIONS 



FTG. 24 



Vertical section through the articulations at the wrist, showing the five synovial 



membranes. 



The Ligaments of the Carpus 



They are in three sets: (1) articulations of the first row have 

 two dorsal, two palmar, and two interosseous ligaments; (2) 

 articulations of the second row have three dorsal, three palmar, 

 and three interosseous ligaments ; (3) articulations of the two rows 

 with each other have anterior, posterior, external lateral, and 

 internal lateral ligaments. 



The Carpometacarpal Ligaments 



The first metacarpal bone and the trapezium have a capsule 

 and separate synovial membranes. The joints between the 



