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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Latin | tuberculum infraglenoidale |
TA98 | A02.4.01.021 |
TA2 | 1164 |
FMA | 23266 |
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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]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 205 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)