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The '''elbow''' is the [[bonejoint]] of between the arm and forearm. The principal articulation is between the [[armhumerus]] that bends inward and sections off the paired [[forearmradius_(bone)|radius]] from and [[ulna]] bones, allowing for a hinge-like motion which bends the rest upper limbs. A secondary articulation at the joint, primarily between the radius and ulna, allows for [[pronation]] and [[supination]] (rotation) of the armforearm.
Elbows are constructed from The point of the elbow is anatomically named the olecranon, and is part of the ulna bone forming a groove into which the condyle of the humerus sits, forming the articulation. The pit of the elbow is known as the anticubital fossa. The elbow is a hinge [[jointsynovial]]joint.
[[Category:Anatomy]]
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