Structures of the elbow
when palpating one always wants to check the uninjured limb first, palpate for point tenderness, crepitus and/or deformity, swelling, and localized temperature change
_Anterior structures
Lateral ridge/line of humerus Lateral epicondyle Coronoid fossa Medial epicondyle Capitulum Trochlea Coronoid process Head of radius Radial tuberosity Ulnar tuberosity Ulna Radius Cubital Fossa Lateral structures Lateral supracondylar ridge/line Olecranon fossa Lateral epicondyle Olecranon process Humerus Capitulum Radial head Radial tuberosity Radius Ulna Radial notch Articular capsule Radial collateral ligament Annular ligament Medial structures Humerus Coronoid fossa Trochlea Radial tuberosity Radius Ulna Ulnar tuberosity Coronoid process Trochlear notch Olecranon process Medial epicondyle Tendon of biceps brachii Annular ligament Joint capsule Ulnar collateral ligament Groove for ulnar nerve Ulnar nerve Supracondylar Lymph nodes Brachial Artery Median Nerve Medial Supracondylar Line of Humerus Deep Structures Joint capsule Olecranon bursa Synovial membrane Musculocutaneous nerve Musculature Pronator Teres Flexor Carpi Radialis Palmaris Longus Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Triceps Aponeurosis Brachioradialis Extensor carpi radialis brevis Extensor carpi radialis longus Biceps Tendon Supinator Pronator quadratus |
3. What is a way to remember the four flexor muscles of the wrist?
Hint: They originate at the medial epicondyle.
Hint: They originate at the medial epicondyle.