Lab Video - Joints of the Upper & Lower Limbs

Play selected steps of the dissection.
1. Dissect one limb only, review as dissecting.
2. Dissect the sternoclavicular joint. 720x528
3. Dissect the shoulder joint by removing surrounding muscles, opening the capsule posteriorly and chiseling off the humeral head. 720x528
4. Open the elbow by removing the anterior and posterior capsules. 720x528
5. Dissect the wrist by making a frontal section through the distal radius and ulna, carpals and proximal metacarpals. 720x528
6. The hip joint is dissected by removing the overlying muscles, opening its capsule posteriorly and medially rotating the femur. 720x528
7. The knee joint is dissected by removing surrounding muscles, opening the capsule posteriorly and reflecting the quadriceps downward. 720x528
8. Open the ankle by removing the anterior and posterior capsules. 720x528
9. Remove the overlying tissue and clean the ligaments of the plantar surface of the foot.