articular capsule in dogs

An articular capsule (or joint capsule) is an envelope surrounding a synovial joint. [WP,unvetted]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the articular capsule is

An articular capsule (or joint capsule) is an envelope surrounding a synovial joint. [WP,unvetted]. The atlas records it as a organ at the organ scale in the dog.

Where the articular capsule is

This dataset records no region or system for it. No positional evidence of any kind. Drawn outside the body so it can still be found and counted, never inside it.

What the articular capsule connects to

The atlas records 3 typed relationships for it, across 3 kinds of connection. a kind of organ.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the articular capsule. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as capsula articularis, fibrous capsule of joint, joint capsule, joint fibrous capsule and capsulae articulares. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0001484, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

• A kind of: organ.
• Attaches to: synovial membrane of synovial joint.
• surrounds: synovial joint.

Questions

Where is the articular capsule?

This dataset records no region or system for it. No positional evidence of any kind. Drawn outside the body so it can still be found and counted, never inside it.

What does the articular capsule connect to?

A kind of: organ.

Is the articular capsule the same in other species?

This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.