Coronoid fossa of the humerus

Coronoid fossa of the humerus
Left humerus. Anterior view. (Coronoid fossa visible at bottom center, on left side.)
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Identifiers
Latin	fossa coronoidea humeri
Dorlands /Elsevier	f_14/12375768
TA	A02.4.04.025
FMA	23451
*Anatomical terms of bone*

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 fossa of the humerus.

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This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

lesson4bonesofarm&forearm at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)

Radius	near elbow (head, tuberosity) near wrist (ulnar notch, styloid process, Lister's tubercle)
Ulna	near elbow (tuberosity, olecranon, coronoid process, radial notch, trochlear notch) near wrist (styloid process)

Carpal bones	scaphoid lunate triquetral pisiform trapezium trapezoid capitate hamate hamulus
Metacarpal bones	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Phalanges	proximal intermediate distal

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