| Bone: Intertubercular groove | |
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| Left humerus. Anterior view. (Intertubercular groove visible at top.) | |
| Latin | sulcus intertubercularis humeri |
| Gray's | subject #51 209 |
The tubercles of the humerus are separated from each other by a deep groove, the intertubercular groove (bicipital groove, sulcus intertubercular), which lodges the long tendon of the Biceps brachii and transmits a branch of the anterior humeral circumflex artery to the shoulder-joint.
It runs obliquely downward, and ends near the junction of the upper with the middle third of the bone.
It is the lateral wall of the axilla.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Dissector Answers - Axilla and Arm". http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/limbs/axilla_ans.html#2o. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
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