HUMAN ANATOMY BY CATEGORY
Head Anatomy
Neck Anatomy
Shoulder Anatomy
Back Anatomy
Chest Anatomy
Abdominal Anatomy
Hip Anatomy
Upper Leg Anatomy
Knee Anatomy
Lower Leg Anatomy
Ankle Anatomy
Foot Anatomy
Upper Arm Anatomy
Elbow Anatomy
Forearm Anatomy
Wrist Anatomy
Hand Anatomy
Skin Anatomy
Internal Organ Anatomy
Elbow Joint Anatomy
Anatomy of the Elbow Joint
The point where the
humerus
,
radius
, and
ulna
meet is classified as the elbow joint. This joint has two ranges of movement, being both a hinge joint
and a pivot joint. The articulation between the radius and the ulna helps form the pivot joint, and the articulation between the humerus and the radius and ulna forms the hinge joint. The elbow joint is also directly correlated to the movement of the muscles in the
upper arm
. Contraction of the
biceps
muscle causes the elbow to bend, whereas contraction of the
triceps
muscle causes the elbow to extend.
Related Injuries
-
Tennis Elbow
-
Arthritis of Elbow
-
Hyperextension
-
Bursitis of Elbow
Related Surgeries
-
Tommy John Surgery
-
Tennis Elbow Surgery
-
Arthroscopic Surgery
Referenced Material
Anatomica’s Body Atlas. (2002). San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press (pg. 158)