Radial tuberosity
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Radial tuberosity
| Bone: Radial tuberosity | |
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| Left elbow-joint, showing anterior and ulnar collateral ligaments. (Radial tuberosity visible at center right.) | |
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| Bones of left forearm. Anterior aspect. (Radius is bone on right. Radial tuberosity is visible at upper left of radius.) | |
| Latin | t. radii |
| Gray's | subject #53 219 |
Beneath the neck of the radius, on the medial side, is an eminence, the radial tuberosity; its surface is divided into:
- a posterior, rough portion, for the insertion of the tendon of the biceps brachii.
- an anterior, smooth portion, on which a bursa is interposed between the tendon and the bone.
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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
External links
- SUNY Figs 07:02-08
- radiographsul at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (xrayelbow)
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