Cubital Fossa

Question 1

What forms the superior border of the Cubital Fossa?

Answer 1

An imaginary line between the two epicondyles of the humerus

Question 2

What forms the lateral border of the Cubital Fossa?

Answer 2

The medial border of the brachioradialis

Question 3

What forms the medial border of the Cubital Fossa?

Answer 3

The lateral border of Pronator Teres

Question 4

What artery bifurcated within the Cubital fossa?

Answer 4

The brachial artery

Question 5

What does the bifurcation form?

Answer 5

The ulnar and radial arteries

Question 6

What nerve is always considered to run through the Cubital fossa?

Answer 6

The median nerve

Question 7

What tendon runs through the Cubital fossa and where does it insert?

Answer 7

Biceps tendon - Radial tuberosity

Question 8

What vein crosses the roof of the Cubital fossa and what two veins does it connect, naming the lateral first and then the medial?

Answer 8

Median Cubital vein - Cephallic vein - Basillic vein