Gross Anatomy of Cubital fossa and forearm Lecture Notes

3/13/2022




GROSS ANATOMY OF
CUBITAL FOSSA &
FOREARM




Cubital fossa
 Area in front of elbow joint
 Triangular in shape
 Base faces superiorly
 Base
 Imaginary line between
medial and lateral epicondyle Lateral
epicondyle Medial
Lat
epicondyle epicondyle
Med
epicondyle




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Cubital fossa



 Triangular in shape
 Apex points inferiorly and
 Base superiorly
 Boundaries:
 Apex
Brachialis
 Where medial and lateral borders meet
 Lateral Brachioradialis
Brachioradialis
 Brachioradialis
Pronator
 Medial Pronator teres
teres
 Pronator tere
 Floor
 Brachialis Biceps
 Supinator tendon




Cubital fossa
 Content
 Median cubital vein Content:
(superficially in fossa) LAT TO MED:
 Tendon of Biceps brachii muscle M: MUSCLE
A: ARTERY
 Brachial artery
N: NERVE
 Median nerve
 Discussed according to 5
layers:
 Venous layer
 Aponeurotic layer Brachial a
Biceps
 Neurovascular layer tendon
 Muscular floor
Median n
 Bony floor




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 3 important veins Venous layer
 1 - Cephalic vein
 2 - Basilic vein

 3 - Median cubital vein
Cephalic
vein



Basilic
vein



Median cubital vein




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