Elbow and Forearm - Bones Flashcards
What are the 3 articulations at the elbow joint?
Humeroradial Joint
Humeroulnar Joint
Proximal Radioulnar Joint
The general name for the distal end of the humerus is the…
Condyle
Where is the ulnar groove?
Posterior inferior surface of the medial epicondyle
What nerve runs through the ulnar groove?
Ulnar n.
Distal to the coronoid process is the…
Ulnar tuberosity
What muscle inserts on the ulnar tuberosity?
Brachialis
Lateral to the trochlear notch is the…
Radial notch
The distal end of the radius rotates around the ulna with pronation and supination.
This is afforded at what 3 joints?
HRJ
PRUJ
DRUL
The articular fovea of the radial head articulates with…
Capitulum of the humerus
What inserts onto the radial tuberosity?
Biceps brachii
We can palpate the radial styloid process in what anatomical space?
Proximal part of the anatomical snuff box
Where is the dorsal (Lister’s) tubercle?
On the dorsal. distal end of the radius
What muscle passes medially to the dorsal tubercle before heading to the thumb?
Extensor pollicis longus
What results in the carrying angle?
The trochlea being asymmetrical
Carrying angle averages in males and females?
10-15 degrees for males
>15 degrees for females
