What Is the Capitulum

In human anatomy of the arm, the capitulum of the humerus is a smooth, rounded eminence on the lateral portion of the distal articular surface of the humerus. It articulates with the cupshaped depression on the head of the radius, and is limited to the front and lower part of the bone.

What is the Capitellum?

/ (ˌkæpɪˈtɛləm) / noun plural -la (-lə) anatomy an enlarged knoblike structure at the end of a bone that forms an articulation with another bone; capitulum.

What type of joint is the capitulum?

Humeroradial jointTA21774FMA38855Anatomical terminology

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

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