The lesser tubercle of the humerus, although smaller, is more prominent than the greater tubercle: it is situated in front, and is directed medially and anteriorly.
lesser, tubercle, lesser, tubercle, humerus, although, smaller, more, prominent, than, greater, tubercle, situated, front, directed, medially, anteriorly, projection, lesser, tubercle, anterior, from, junction, that, found, between, anatomical, neck, shaft, hu. The lesser tubercle of the humerus although smaller is more prominent than the greater tubercle it is situated in front and is directed medially and anteriorly The projection of the lesser tubercle is anterior from the junction that is found between the anatomical neck and the shaft of the humerus and easily identified due to the intertubercular sulcus Bicipital groove Lesser Tubercle of right humerusInsertion of subscapularis muscleAbove and in front it presents an impression for the insertion of the tendon of the subscapularis Additional images Edit nbsp The left shoulder and acromioclavicular joints and the proper ligaments of the scapula nbsp Human arm bones diagramReferences Edit nbsp This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 209 of the 20th edition of Gray s Anatomy 1918 External links EditAnatomy figure 03 02 13 at Human Anatomy Online SUNY Downstate Medical Center Anatomy figure 05 01 09 at Human Anatomy Online SUNY Downstate Medical Center Anatomy figure 10 02 12 at Human Anatomy Online SUNY Downstate Medical Center Diagram at uwlax edu Portal nbsp Anatomy nbsp This human musculoskeletal system article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lesser tubercle amp oldid 1053564677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
