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THE ARTICULATIONS 



process; the middle descend less obliquely to a ridge running between the coronoid 

 and olecranon processes, while the posterior pass obliquely backward to the 

 medial edge of the olecranon just beyond the articular margin. 



Fig. 295. — ^Lower Extremity of the Humerus, to show the Relation of the Articu- 

 lar Capsule of the Elbow-joint (in red) to the Epiphysial Lines. 



Fig. 296. — The Upper Extremity op the Ulna, to show the Relation of the Articu- 

 lar Capsule op the Elbow-joint (in red) to the Epiphysial Lines. 



An oblique band (the oblique ligament of Sir Astley Cooper) connects the margin of the 

 olecranon process with the margin of the coronoid process. It lies superficial to the posterior 

 fibres of the ulnar collateral ligament. The anterior fibres are the thickest, strongest, and most 

 pronounced. 



