Assertion: elbow | /r/CapableOf | allow extension
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Source sentences:
text: The elbow allows the bending and extension of the forearm, and it also allows the rotational movements of the radius and ulna that enable the palm of the hand to be turned upward or downward.
text: The elbow allows for the flexion and extension of the forearm relative to the upper arm, as well as rotation of the forearm and wrist.
text: Elbow joint allows flexion and extension.
text: The elbow is a complex joint that allows bending and straightening (flexion and extension), and forearm rotation (pronation, palm down; and supination, palm up).
text: So if the elbow only allows flexion and extension, how is it that we are able to twist the forearm?
text: The elbow is a hinge joint, which means it only moves in one direction, only allowing flexion and extension.
text: The elbow allows for the flexion and extension of the forearm relative to the upper arm, as well as rotation of the forearm and wrist.
text: That is, the arm moves in the sagittal plane of motion around an axis of rotation that occurs at the elbow, which allows for flexion and extension.