coronoid process

coronoid process
coronoid process n
1) the anterior process of the superior border of the ramus of the mandible
2) a flared process of the lower anterior part of the upper articular surface of the ulna fitting into the coronoid fossa when the arm is flexed

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1. a process on the upper end of the ulna. It forms part of the notch that articulates with the humerus.
2. the process on the ramus of the mandible to which the temporalis muscle is attached.

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