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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Latin	fossa coronoidea humeri
TA	A02.4.04.025
FMA	23451
*Anatomical terms of bone* [edit on Wikidata]

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	proximal (head, tuberosity) distal (ulnar notch, styloid process, Lister's tubercle)

Ulna	upper extremity (tuberosity, olecranon, coronoid process, radial notch, trochlear notch) body lower extremity (head, 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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