Elbow Joint
What type of primary joint is the elbow classified as?
What type of secondary joint is the elbow classified as?
What is a Hinge Joint?
What is a Pivot Joint?
Which bone is located on the medial side of the forearm and runs parallel to the radius
What is the ulna?
The olecranon process serves as a lever for muscles that perform what action on the elbow?
What is elbow extension?
What is the lateral bone of the forearm that lies parallel to the ulna?
What is the radius?
The olecranon fossa provides space for which structure during the extension of the forearm?
What is the olecranon process of the ulna?
The head of which bone articulates with the capitulum of the humerus
What is the radius?
What common injury is associated with inflammation of the lateral epicondyle?
What is Tennis Elbow (lateral epicondylitis)?
The lateral epicondyle serves as an attachment site for muscles involved in which movement of the wrist?
What is wrist extension?
What common injury is associated with inflammation of the medial epicondyle?
What is Golfer's Elbow (medial epicondylitis)?
The medial epicondyle serves as an attachment site for muscles involved in which movement of the wrist?
What is wrist flexion?
What is the most pointed part of the elbow, located on the ulna?
What is the olecranon process?
The proximal radioulnar joint allows for which two movements of the forearm?
What are elbow pronation and elbow supination?
What is a "Condyle"
Protrusions; are big segments of bone, usually at the end
What is the hourglass-shaped structure on the distal end of the humerus that articulates with the ulna?
What is the trochlea?
Which joint is formed between the ball-shaped capitulum and the nail-head-like radial head?
What is the humeroradial joint?
Which specific joint within the elbow classifies part of the elbow as a pivot joint?
What is the proximal radioulnar joint?
What is the name of the deep C-shaped notch on the ulna that articulates with the trochlea of the humerus?
What is the trochlear notch?
The humeroulnar joint is the primary articulation responsible for which two movements of the elbow?
What are elbow flexion and elbow extension?
Which part of the humerus is involved in allowing rotation of the radial head?
What is the capitulum?
What provides structural support to the elbow by fitting into the trochlear notch of the ulna?
What is the trochlea?
What is the smooth, rounded area on the lateral side of the humerus that articulates with the radial head?
What is the capitulum?
What are the three main articulations of the elbow joint?
What are the radioulnar (proximal), humeroulnar, and humeroradial joints?
Which two joint articulations create the main area for elbow flexion and extension?
Humeroulnar & Humeroradial joints
What are the four motions that occur at the Elbow Joint?
What is: Elbow Flexion, Elbow Extension, Elbow Pronation & Elbow Supination
What is the definition of "Epicondyle"?
Condyle on top of another condyle