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Elbow Hinge Joint

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HINGE JOINT IN THE ELBOW

By Remmi and Bella
Photo by Wha'ppen

MUSCLES OF THE ELBOW

TENDONS, LIGAMENTS, AND BONES OF THE ELBOW JOINT

HUMAN ELBOW RANGE OF MOTION

165°

The human elbow has a wide range of motion. In can completely straighten and bend 165°.

LIGAMENTS IN THE ELBOW

Our model

Examples in man-made objects:

Photo by glintofpewter

Hinge on a laptop opening and closing mechanism

Photo by karlaredor

LAPTOP HINGE DIAGRAM

Hinge on a door

DOOR HINGE DIAGRAM

COMMON ELBOW INJURIES:

  • Dislocation
  • Pulled muscles
  • Injury to tendons and ligaments in joint
  • Bruising
  • Fractures to the radius, ulna, or humerus at the elbow joint
  • Tennis elbow
Photo by Martin.Boyer

HINGE JOINT IN OTHER ANIMALS:

Photo by me'nthedogs

HINGE JOINT IN A DOG

HINGE JOINT IN A DOG

  • Same range of motion as human elbow
  • Moves on one plane
  • Connected to main portion of body, unlike human
  • Humerus is shorter, but the radius and ulna are longer

HINGE JOINT IN A HORSE

HINGE JOINT IN A HORSE

  • Same range of motion as human: moves on one plane
  • Bones in forelimb are proportionally thicker and shorter because they are weight-bearing
  • Elbow is connected to main section of body of horse; it is used more as a shoulder in comparison to a human

HINGE JOINT IN TYRANNOSAURUS REX

HINGE JOINT IN A T-REX

  • Very small bones compared to rest of the body in a T-Rex, but humans have proportionally larger arm bones
  • Arm is used for grabbing prey
  • The human elbow has a 165° range of motion; the dinosaur only has 45° of motion
  • The T-Rex's humerus, radius, and ulna are very dense