Infraglenoid tubercle

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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
TA98 A02.4.01.021
TA2 1164
FMA 23266
Anatomical terms of bone

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.

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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]

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PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 205 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. 1 2 Nasu, Hisayo; Baramee, Phichaya; Kampan, Natnicha; Nimura, Akimoto; Akita, Keiichi (2019-03-01). "An anatomic study on the origin of the long head of the triceps brachii". JSES Open Access. 3 (1): 5–11. doi: 10.1016/j.jses.2019.01.001 . ISSN   2468-6026. PMC   6443837 . PMID   30976729.
  2. Handling, Matthew A.; Curtis, Alan S.; Miller, Suzanne L. (2010-01-01). "The origin of the long head of the triceps: A cadaveric study" . Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 19 (1): 69–72. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2009.06.008. ISSN   1058-2746. PMID   19748801.