Skin & body regions
Cubital fossa
Fossa cubitalis
- System
- Skin & body regions
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Anterior region of elbow
DescriptionUnreviewed
The cubital fossa, chelidon, or elbow pit, is the triangular area on the anterior side of the upper limb between the arm and forearm of a human or other hominid animals.
It lies anteriorly to the elbow (Latin cubitus) when in standard anatomical position.
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Names
- Latin
- Fossa cubitalis
- English
- Cubital fossa
- French
- Pli du coude
- Spanish
- Pliegue del codo
- Portuguese
- Fossa cubital