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
Dorlands / Elsevier	f_14/12375768

Above the front part of the trochlea is a small depression, the coronoid fossa, which receives the coronoid process of the ulna during flexion of the forearm.

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Human arm bones diagram

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