Radial fossa

Radial fossa
Left humerus. Anterior view. (Radial fossa visible at bottom right.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	fossa radialis humeri
TA	A02.4.04.026
FMA	23452
*Anatomical terms of bone* [edit on Wikidata]

The radial fossa is a slight depression found on the humerus above the front part of the capitulum. It receives the anterior border of the head of the radius when the forearm is flexed.

Additional images

Human arm bones diagram
Elbow joint. Deep dissection. Anterior view.
Elbow joint. Deep dissection. Anterior view.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

Anatomy image: skel/humeruslow2 at Human Anatomy Lecture (Biology 129), Pennsylvania State University

Bones of the arm

Shoulder girdle, clavicle

Scapula

fossae (subscapular, supraspinatous, infraspinatous)
notches (suprascapular, great scapular)
glenoid cavity
tubercles (infraglenoid, supraglenoid)
spine of scapula
acromion
coracoid process
angles (superior, inferior, lateral)

Humerus

upper extremity: necks (anatomical, surgical)
tubercles (greater, lesser)
bicipital groove
body: radial sulcus
deltoid tuberosity
lower extremity: capitulum
trochlea
epicondyles (lateral, medial)
supracondylar ridges (lateral, medial)
fossae (radial, coronoid, olecranon)

Forearm

Radius	proximal (head, tuberosity) distal (ulnar notch, styloid process, Lister's tubercle)

Ulna	upper extremity (tuberosity, olecranon, coronoid process, radial notch, trochlear notch) body lower extremity (head, styloid process)

Hand

Carpal bones	scaphoid lunate triquetral pisiform trapezium trapezoid capitate hamate hamulus

Metacarpal bones	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Phalanges	proximal intermediate distal

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