Olecranon fossa information

olecranon fossa is a deep triangular depression on the posterior side of the humerus, superior to the trochlea. It provides space for the olecranon of...

cubital fossa or elbow pit (trochlear notch). The olecranon serves as a lever for the extensor muscles that straighten the elbow joint. The olecranon is situated...

processes (trochlea and capitulum), and 3 fossae (radial fossa, coronoid fossa, and olecranon fossa). As well as its true anatomical neck, the constriction...

elbow joint. The elbow includes prominent landmarks such as the olecranon, the cubital fossa (also called the chelidon, or the elbow pit), and the lateral...

elbow, the ulna has a bony process, the olecranon process, a hook-like structure that fits into the olecranon fossa of the humerus. This prevents hyperextension...

its medial. It is directly inferior to the coronoid fossa anteriorly and to the olecranon fossa posteriorly. In humans, these two fossae, the most prominent...

inferior to the medial supracondylar ridge. It is also proximal to the olecranon fossa. The medial epicondyle protects the ulnar nerve, which runs in a groove...

parts of the humerus that articulate with the ulna and radius. The olecranon fossa (depression that articulates with the radius) is located proximal to...

close to the medial margin of the trochlea, to the margins of the olecranon fossa, and to the back of the lateral epicondyle some little distance from...

orthopaedic input. The posterior fat pad is normally pressed in the olecranon fossa by the triceps tendon, and hence invisible on lateral radiograph of...

(trochlea and capitulum; radial and olecranon fossa). For the ulna and radius, the muscles were from the olecranon process, trochlear notch, anconeal process...

Capitulum Trochlea Olecranon fossa Coronoid fossa Radial fossa Medial epicondyle Lateral epicondyle Radius Radial styloid process Ulna Olecranon Coronoid process...

extension. It also prevents the elbow joint capsule being pinched in the olecranon fossa during extension of the elbow. Anconeus also abducts the ulna and stabilizes...

by the presence of a trochlear-form ulnar articulation and a distal olecranon fossa. Pridmore et al find these features sufficient to distinguish it from...

supports strong attachment for the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle. The olecranon fossa is large and deep and there is a prominent trochlear keel, which are...

Epitrochlear fossa is well developed Zona conoidea is broad and shallow Trochlear articular surface exhibits minimal spooling Olecranon fossa is shallow...

medial epicondyle which forms an angle with the condyle, and shallower olecranon fossa, would have given Arctodus a higher degree of forelimb dexterity. Originally...

capitular articular surfaces are the coronoid fossa and radial fossa respectively. A deep olecranon fossa with a thin wall is seen. The trochlea is narrow...

forming, by its junction with the profunda brachii, an arch above the olecranon fossa. As the vessel lies on the brachialis, it gives off branches which...

side of the bone. The olecranon fossa (a depression on the back side of the humerus) was quite shallow, unlike the deeper fossa seen in multituberculates...

beyi while the medial epicondyle is not as prominent in size. The olecranon fossa is small and more circular compared to S. beyi. E. omoensis is represented...

passes to the elbow joint while the ulnar nerve is passing between the olecranon and medial epicondyle of the humerus In the forearm, via the muscular...

therefore is analogous with the acromion of mammals. adductor fossa The adductor fossa or Meckelian orifice in reptiles and dinosaurs is the major opening...

and into the lateral & caudal side of the olecranon, from the humerus and into the lateral side of the olecranon, and from the medial side of the humerus...

the limbs of Kambara is an additional point of consideration. The olecranon fossa and the articular surface of the humerus both suggest a wider range...

The ulna of megaraptorids is characteristic in several regards. The olecranon process is well-developed, though it is thin, blade-like, and extends...

than in Trachytherus, and had a characteristic perforation in the olecranon fossa. The entepicondyle, ectepicondyle and supracondylar crest were well...

anterior communicating artery anterior corticospinal tract anterior cranial fossa anterior cruciate ligament anterior ethmoidal foramen anterior ethmoidal...

entire arm length including the hand, and features a poorly developed olecranon (which also forms the elbow joint). The radius is slightly shorter and...