- Coronoid fossa of the humerus
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Bone: Coronoid fossa of the humerus 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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- lesson4bonesofarm&forearm at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.Bones of upper limbs (TA A02.4, GA 2.200–230) Pectoral girdle,
clavicleScapula fossae (subscapular, supraspinatous, infraspinatous) · scapular notch · glenoid cavity
tubercles (infraglenoid, supraglenoid) · spine of scapula · acromion · coracoid process
borders (superior, lateral/axillary, medial/vertebral) · angles (superior, inferior, lateral)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 carpus: scaphoid · lunate · triquetral · pisiform · trapezium · trapezoid · capitate · hamate (hamulus)
metacarpus: 1st metacarpal · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th
phalanges of the hand: proximal · intermediate · distalCategories:- Bones of the upper limb
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