Anatomical Snuffbox

Question 1

What are the borders?

Answer 1

Ulnar (medial) border: Tendon of the extensor pollicis longus.
Radial (lateral) border: Tendons of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.
Proximal border: Styloid process of the radius.
Floor: Carpal bones; scaphoid and trapezium.
Roof: Skin.

Question 2

What are the contents?

Answer 2

radial artery, a branch of the radial nerve, and the cephalic vein.

Also subcutaneously, the cephalic vein crosses the anatomical snuffbox, having just arisen from the dorsal venous network of the hand