A connection between two or more bones. Its structure may permit movement or bind the bones more rigidly.
The resultant contact force transmitted at an anatomical joint. A moment balance about a pivot can eliminate it from that equation without eliminating it from the separate net force balance.
An anatomical joint with a fluid-filled cavity between articular surfaces.
The synovial joint between the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity of the scapula.

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