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Unit 7: The Skeletal System Flashcards

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Forearm (upper extremity)

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Between the elbow and wrist

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Shoulder girdle

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Scapula; acromion process; glenoid cavity; coracoid process; spine

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Scapula

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Triangular shaped; shoulder blade

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Acromion process (shoulder girdle)

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Flattened lateral portion of the spine

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Coracoid process (shoulder girdle)

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A protruding projection on the anterior surface just inferior to the lateral aspect of the clavicle

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Spine (shoulder girdle)

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A large process on the posterior of the scapula

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Clavicle articulates with what 2 bones

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Sternum; scapula

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Glenoid cavity articulates with what to form the shoulder joint?

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Head of the humerous

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Upper arm bone

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Humerus

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Part that forms the shoulder joint

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Humerus; scapula; clavicle

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Parts that form elbow joint

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Radius; ulna; olecranon; humerus

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Forearm bones

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Radius (lateral/distal for elbow joint) ulna (medial/proximal for elbow joint)

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Tip of the elbow

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Olecranon

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Funny bone

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Humerus

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Interosseous membrane

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The diaphysis shaft where the radius and ulna are connected

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Wrist bones

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Carpals

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Palm bones

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Metacarpals

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Finger bones

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Phalanges

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19
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Thumb

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Pollex

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Coxal bone

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Hip

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Ilium articulates with

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Sacrum

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Posterior joint (ilium)

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Sacroiliac joint/acetabulum

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Greater sciatic notch

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Allows passage of the sciatic nerve

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Ischium

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Constitutes interior/posterior part of the hip bone

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Is hail tuberosity

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The part that meets the chair when you are sitting

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Pubis

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Anterior/inferior part of the hip bone

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Anterior joint

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Front pubis

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Part of coral bone that articulates with femur at the hip

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Ilium

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29
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False pelvis

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Contains no pelvic organs except the full bladder and pregnant uterus

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30
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True pelvis

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Bony pelvis inferior to the pelvic rim; inlet outlet and a cavity (babies come out)

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Male/female pelvis

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Male: larger, heavier, more narrow, smaller inlet/outlet; pubic arch 90*; more moveable pubic symphysis; more flexible coccyx

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32
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Thigh bone

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Femur

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33
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Part that forms hip joint

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Head of femur

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34
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Part that forms knee joint

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Patella, femoral condyles; tibia

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35
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Part that attaches hip muscles

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Greater/lesser trochanters

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36
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Knee cap

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Patella

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37
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What type of bone is the knee cap

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Sesamoid

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38
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Patella is Located in what tendon

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Patellar tendon

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Medial leg bone

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Lateral leg bone

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Medial and lateral malleolus

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medial - forms inside surface of ankle joint (tibia)

Lateral - forms the outside projection of ankle joint (fibula)

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Ankle bones

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Talus, tibia,fibula

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Ankle mortise (joint)

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Heel bone

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Calcaneous

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Sole bones

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Metatarsals

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Toe bones

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Big toe

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Synarthroses

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Immovable; fibrous; skull

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Amphiarthroses

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Slightly moveable; cartilaginous; pubic symphysis

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Diathroses

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Freely moveable; ligaments; shoulder/hip

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Joint capsule

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Composed of dense irregular CT lined by synovial membrane; encompasses the joint cavity and synovial fluid within if

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Ligaments

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Bones of done irregular CT that join one bone to another

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Bursae

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Fluid filled structures strategically placed to minimize friction in some joints (shoulder)

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Synovial fluid

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Found in cavities of synovial joints; reduces critic ion between articular cartilage during movement

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Menisci

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Cushion; found between articular surfaces

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Planar joint

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Movement: back/forth
Examples: ankle to ankle; wrist to wrist

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Hinge joint

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Movement: opening/closing
Examples: elbow/knee

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Pivot joint

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Movement: rotation around long axis

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Condyloid joint

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Movement: around z axis
Examples: wrist-forearm

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Saddle joint

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Movement: oppositional movement
Example: thumb

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Ball and socket joint

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Movement: most movement/range of motion
Example: hip/shoulder

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Range of motion (ROM)

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Range measured in degrees of a circle through which the bones of a joint can be measured

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What effects ROM

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Structure/shape of bones:0; strength/tension of muscle/joints hormones; disuse

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Gliding joint

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Movement back and forth side to side

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Flexion joint

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Movement decreases angle

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Extension joint

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Increases angle

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Abduction

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Movement towards the midline

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Addiction

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Movement away from the midline

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Circumduction

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Movement of a body part in a circle

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Rotation

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Revolving around its own longitudinal axis (neck)

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Inversion

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Movement of the foot medially

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Eversion

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Movement of the foot laterally

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Plantarflexation

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Movement of the foot at the ankle in a downward direction

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Dorsiflexion

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Blinding the foot at the ankle in an upward direction

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Supination

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Movement of the forearm palm up

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Pronation

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Movement of the forearm Palm turned downward

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Opposition

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Movement of the thumb across Palm to touch tips of fingers of the same hand

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Temperomandibular bones

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Mandible/temporal bones

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Type of joint (temperomandibular)

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Combined hinge/planar joints

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Glenohumeral (shoulder) bones

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Humerus, scapula bones

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Type of joint (glenohumeral)

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Ball and socket joint

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Humeroulnar/humeralradial (elbow) bones

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Humerus ulna radius

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Type of joint (elbow)

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Hinge joint

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Coxal (hip) bones

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Femur os coaxae

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Type of joint (hip)

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Ball and socket joint

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Tibiofemoral (knee) bones

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Tibia femur

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Type of joint (knee)

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Modified hinge joint

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Meniscus

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Thin fibrous cartilage between the surfaces of the knee

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Crucial element ligaments

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A pair of ligaments that cross each other in the knee

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Osteoarthritis

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Chronic disease characterized by progressive defer nation of the cartilage of the joints

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Athroplasty

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Repair of a diseased joint

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Inflammation of e arterial walls associated with Rheumatic disorder

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Sprain

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Painful wrenching/laceration of the ligaments of a joint

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Strain

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Injure/impart by overuse or over exertion

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Bursitis

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Inflammation of bursa especially in the shoulder knee or elbow joint

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Arm (Upper extremity)

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Part of the upper limb between shoulder and elbow

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