Superior to the anterior portion of the
trochlea is a small depression, the coronoid fossa, which receives the
coronoid process of the ulna
The coronoid process of the ulna is a triangular process projecting forward from the anterior proximal portion of the ulna.
Structure
Its ''base'' is continuous with the body of the bone, and of considerable strength.
Its ''apex'' is pointed, ...
during
flexion
Motion, the process of movement, is described using specific anatomical terminology, anatomical terms. Motion includes movement of Organ (anatomy), organs, joints, Limb (anatomy), limbs, and specific sections of the body. The terminology used de ...
of the
forearm
The forearm is the region of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist. The term forearm is used in anatomy to distinguish it from the arm, a word which is used to describe the entire appendage of the upper limb, but which in anatomy, techn ...
. It is directly adjacent to the
radial fossa of the
humerus
The humerus (; : humeri) is a long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. It connects the scapula and the two bones of the lower arm, the radius (bone), radius and ulna, and consists of three sections. The humeral upper extrem ...
.
Additional images
File:Human arm bones diagram.svg, Human arm bones diagram
File:Elbow joint - deep dissection (anterior view, human cadaver).jpg, Elbow joint. Deep dissection. Anterior view.
File:Slide2xzxzxz.JPG, Elbow joint. Deep dissection. Anterior view.
References
External links
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Humerus
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