Landmark · Skeletal system
Olecranon fossa
Fossa olecrani
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Landmark on
- Humerus
DescriptionUnreviewed
The 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 the ulna during extension of the forearm.
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Names
- Latin
- Fossa olecrani
- English
- Olecranon fossa
- French
- Fosse olécrânienne
- Spanish
- Fosa del olécranon
- Portuguese
- Fossa do olécrano