Part 3 Ligaments and Other Structures

Question 1

What’re the three ligaments of the elbow?

Answer 1

medial/lateral collateral and annular ligament.

Question 2

What is the medial-collateral lig?

Answer 2

triangular, and spans to the medial side of the elbow; attaches on the medial epicondyle of humerus and runs obliquely to medial surface of coronoid process and olecranon of ulna.

Question 3

what is the lateral collateral lig?

Answer 3

triangular, attaches proximally on lateral epicondyle of humerus an distally on the annular lig.

Question 4

What is the annular lig?

Answer 4

Attaches anteriorly and posteriorly to radial notch of ulna, encompasses head of radius and holds against ulna.