conoid

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As the brachial artery approaches the coronoid fossa, it bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries, which continue into the forearm, or antebrachium.

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The proximal ulna also has the olecranon process, forming an expanded posterior region, and the coronoid process and ulnar tuberosity on its anterior aspect.

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The more anterior projection is the flattened coronoid process of the mandible, which provides attachment for one of the biting muscles.

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The broad U-shaped curve located between the coronoid and condylar processes is the mandibular notch.

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The coronoid process in Captorhinus is not oriented vertically, but slopes inward toward the midline at approximately 45 degrees, effectively roofing the Meckelian fossa and limiting its opening to the median surface of each ramus.

From The Adductor Muscles of the Jaw In Some Primitive Reptiles by Fox, Richard C.