Infraglenoid tubercle
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The infraglenoid tubercle is the part of the scapula from which the long head of the triceps brachii muscle 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.
Function
The infraglenoid tubercle is the origin of the long head of the triceps brachii muscle.[1][2] It helps to stabilise the muscle origin.[1]
Additional images
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Left scapula. Infraglenoid tubercle shown in red.
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Animation. Infraglenoid tubercle shown in red.
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Lateral view of left scapula. Infraglenoid tubercle shown in red.
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Anterior surface of left scapula. Infraglenoid tubercle is "11"
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Anterior surface of left scapula. Infraglenoid tubercle shown in red.
See also
References
Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from Template:Wikidatathe 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918) Template:Main other
External links
- 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) (Template:NormanAnatomyFig)
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