Cubital Fossa

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You must know:

• Boundaries - triangle and floor and roof
• Contents
• Arrangement and relationship of contents

HARD FACTS:

• Brachial artery lies between biceps tendon and median nerve
• The superficial vein is the medial cubital vein and it runs anterior to the Brachial Artery

Boundaries
It is a triangle.
Line between medial and lateral epicondyles
Brachioradialis laterally
Pronator teres medially
Contents
Arteries- Terminal brachial artery before it splits into radial and ulnar arteries
Veins
Nerves- Median and Radial