Radial Fossa



The anatomical snuffbox (radial fossa, lat. foveola radialis);
 * the posterior border – the tendon of the extensor pollicis longus;
 * the anterior border – tendons of the extensor pollicis brevis and the abductor pollicis longus.

Contents:
 * the radial artery;
 * the dorsal cutaneous branch of the radial nerve;
 * the cephalic vein.

Note: It is possible to palpate the fracture of the scaphoid bone here.