Olecranon fossa
| Bone: Olecranon fossa | |
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| Left humerus. Posterior view. (Olecranon fossa visible at bottom center.) | |
| Latin | fossa olecrani |
| Gray's | subject #51 212 |
The olecranon fossa is a deep triangular depression on the posterior side of the humerus, superior to the trochlea, in which the summit of the olecranon is received during extension of the forearm.
[edit] External links
- Bioweb at UWLAX aplab
- Photo of model at Waynesburg College skeleton3/olecranonfossa
- radiographsul at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (xrayelbow)
- Imaging at umich.edu
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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