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The cubital fossa, antecubital fossa, chelidon, or inside of elbow is the area on the anterior side of the upper part between the arm and forearm of a human or other hominid animals. It lies anteriorly to the elbow (antecubital) (Latin cubitus) when in standard anatomical position. The cubital fossa is a triangular area having three borders. [1]
The elbow is the region between the upper arm and the forearm that surrounds the elbow joint. [1] The elbow includes prominent landmarks such as the olecranon, the cubital fossa (also called the chelidon, or the elbow pit), and the lateral and the medial epicondyles of the humerus.
Cubital relates to the cubit or ulna and may refer to: Cubital fossa, the triangular area on the anterior view of the elbow joint of the arm; Cubital index, the ratio of two of the wing vein segments of honeybees; Cubital tunnel, channel which allows the Ulnar nerve (commonly known as the "funny bone") to travel over the elbow
Cubital fossa (a.k.a. Antecubital fossa or chelidon) Olecranon fossa; In the lower limb: Fossa ovalis (thigh) Trochanteric fossa; Acetabular fossa; Popliteal fossa;
At the cubital fossa, this nerve is deep to the pronator teres muscle and is the most medial structure in the fossa. The nerve passes into the forearm . The ulnar nerve , origin C8-T1, is a continuation of the medial cord of the brachial plexus .
The median cubital vein is a superficial vein of the arm. [1] It lies on the anterior aspect of the elbow, [2] in the cubital fossa superficial to the bicipital aponeurosis. It bridges the cephalic vein and the basilic vein. [3] The median cubital vein receives a number of tributaries from the anterior forearm.
At first, it is lateral to the artery and lies anterior to the shoulder joint; it then crosses anteriorly to run medial to the artery in the distal arm and into the cubital fossa. Inside the cubital fossa, the median nerve passes medial to the brachial artery. [1] The median nerve gives off an articular branch to the elbow joint.
Antecubital refers to something that is positioned anteriorly to the elbow (Latin cubitus), such as: Antecubital fossa; Antecubital vein This page was last edited on ...