Coronoid fossa of the humerus

Coronoid fossa of the humerus
Bone: Coronoid fossa of the humerus
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Left humerus. Anterior view. (Coronoid fossa visible at bottom center, on left side.)
Latin fossa coronoidea humeri
Gray's subject #51 212

Superior to the anterior portion of the trochlea is a small depression, the coronoid fossa, which receives the coronoid process of the ulna during flexion of the forearm. It is directly adjacent to the Radial fossia of the Humerus.

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  • Human arm bones diagram

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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

v · d · eBones of upper limbs (TA A02.4, GA 2.200–230)
Pectoral girdle,
clavicle
Scapula
Humerus

upper extremity: necks (anatomical, surgical) · tubercles (greater, lesser) · intertubercular sulcus

body: radial sulcus · deltoid tuberosity

lower extremity: capitulum · trochlea · epicondyles (lateral, medial) · supracondylar ridges (lateral, medial) · fossae (radial, coronoid, olecranon)
Forearm
Hand

M: BON/CAR

anat(c/f/k/f, u, t/p, l)/phys/devp/cell

noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(M5)



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