Where it is
Between the upper arm and the forearm, at the bottom of the chest.
- Layer
- Exterior and regions
- System
- Body regions
- Region
- Forelimb
What it is and what it does
The elbow is the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, formed by the humerus, radius and ulna. The point of the elbow, the bump you can easily feel with your fingers, is the olecranon, the upper end of the ulna. The elbow bends in a single plane, forward and backward, like a hinge.
Worth remembering
The point of the elbow is an extension of one of the two bones of the forearm.
Names
- Also called: elbow joint.
- Latin term: cubitus.
- In Romanian: Cotul (Romanian page).
In the atlas lessons
Body regions: what is where (4 min):
The forelimb: shoulder, upper arm, elbow, forearm, carpus (wrist) and paw. The point of the elbow is the olecranon.
Where is the knee? Stifle, hock, elbow, carpus (4 min):
The elbow: humerus, radius and ulna. The point of the elbow is the olecranon of the ulna.
Questions from the atlas
"Find it on the drawing" questions whose answer is this structure; in the atlas you will find them in the question bank and in the lessons.
- Show the elbow on the drawing. (level 1)