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<p>The <b>metacarpophalangeal joints</b> (<b>MCP</b>) are situated between the <a href="page.php?w=metacarpal">metacarpal</a> bones and the proximal <a href="page.php?w=phalanges">phalanges</a> of the fingers. These <a href="page.php?w=joint">joint</a>s are of the <a href="page.php?w=condyloid">condyloid</a> kind, formed by the reception of the rounded heads of the metacarpal bones into shallow cavities on the proximal ends of the proximal <a href="page.php?w=phalanges">phalanges</a>. Being condyloid, they allow the movements of <a href="page.php?w=Anatomical_terms_of_motion">flexion</a>,</p><p>
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