Elbow - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elbow | |
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![]() Anatomy of the elbow. | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | articulatio cubiti |
MeSH | D004550 |
TA | A01.1.00.023 |
FMA | 24901 |
Anatomical terminology |
The elbow is a hinge-joint between the bones of the upper and lower arm. It joins the humerus of the upper arm and the radius and ulna of the forearm together. Everyone has 2 elbows. It allows the lower arm to be extended or retracted (moved in). The elbow also allows the arm to turn. It moves by using three ligaments: the anterior, posterior, ulnar collateral and radial collateral ligaments.