Infraglenoid tubercle
| Infraglenoid tubercle | |
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 Lateral view of left scapula (infraglenoid tubercle labeled at center right) | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Tuberculum infraglenoidale |
| TA | A02.4.01.021 |
| FMA | 23266 |
The infraglenoid tubercle is the part of the scapula from which the long head of the triceps brachii originates. The infraglenoid tubercle is a tubercle located on the lateral part of the scapula, inferior to (below) the glenoid cavity. The name infraglenoid tubercle refers to its location below the glenoid cavity.
Additional images
Left scapula. Infraglenoid tubercle shown in red.
Animation. Infraglenoid tubercle shown in red.
Lateral view of left scapula. Infraglenoid tubercle shown in red.
Anterior surface of left scapula. Infraglenoid tubercle is "11"
Anterior surface of left scapula. Infraglenoid tubercle shown in red.
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Infraglenoid tubercle. |
- Anatomy photo:05:os-0215 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Axillary Region: Scapula (Left)"
- radiographsul at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (xrayleftshoulder)
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