Metacarpophalangeal joint
Bodily joint at the base of each finger / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP) are situated between the metacarpal bones and the proximal phalanges of the fingers.[1] These joints are of the condyloid kind, formed by the reception of the rounded heads of the metacarpal bones into shallow cavities on the proximal ends of the proximal phalanges.[1] Being condyloid, they allow the movements of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and circumduction (see anatomical terms of motion) at the joint.[1]