- Cubital fossa: triangular intermuscular hollow in front of the elbow, base directed upward and apex directed downward.
Boundaries, Floor and Roof
Boundaries of the cubital fossa
Boundary
Lateral
- Formed by
- Medial border of brachioradialis
Medial
- Formed by
- Lateral border of pronator teres
Base
- Formed by
- Horizontal line joining the two epicondyles of the humerus
Apex
- Formed by
- Point where brachioradialis overlaps pronator teres
boundaries and contents of the cubital fossa Boundaries and contents of the cubital fossa.
- Floor: two muscles, brachialis in the upper part and supinator in the lower part.
- Roof: deep fascia of the forearm, reinforced on the medial side by the bicipital aponeurosis.