Bassett Collection Large Image - Lane Medical Library, Stanford University Medical Center

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Elbow joint

Articular cavity opened, posterior view

The joint capsule and collateral ligaments have been cut. The radius and ulna have been pulled away from the humerus and flexed.

1 .	Upper pointer: Cubital joint capsule (cut) Lower pointer: Synovial fold
2 .	Medial epicondyle of humerus
3 .	Trochlea of humerus
4 .	Ulnar collateral ligament (divided)
5 .	Synovial fold
6 .	Olecranon
7 .	Triceps brachii muscle (insertion)
8 .	Olecranon fossa
9 .	Lateral epicondyle of humerus
10 .	Radial collateral ligament (divided)
11 .	Head of humerus
12 .	Fovea of head of radius
13 .	Coronoid process of ulna
14 .	Semilunar notch of ulna