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Elbow

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Elbow
Anatomy of the elbow.
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Identifiers
Latinarticulatio cubiti
MeSHD004550
TAA01.1.00.023
FMA24901
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.