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...

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...

scapula: Glenoid fossa Supraspinous fossa Infraspinous fossa Subscapular fossa Cubital fossa (a.k.a. Antecubital fossa or chelidon) Olecranon fossa In the lower...

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...

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...

(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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

The part of the humerus closest to the foot was narrow, with the olecranon fossa being strongly vertical. The hindfeet were held in a raised digitigrade...

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

Compared to Bodo and Neanderthals, the Kabwe humerus has a narrower olecranon fossa (where the humerus connects with the ulna) and thicker adjacent pillars...

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...

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

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...

tuberosity is narrower, the bone of the shaft is thicker, and the olecranon fossa (which connects with the ulna) is broader and deeper. The ulna and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

as Amphicyon, but it lacked the deep olecranon fossa, and the associated secure locking of the ulna in the fossa, which prevents lateral bending of the...

transverse width than the second metacarpal, and the presence of a reduced olecranon process on the ulna. In their 2004 description of Huaxiagnathus, Hwang...

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