Infraglenoid tubercle

Infraglenoid tubercle

Infobox Bone
Name = Infraglenoid tubercle
Latin = tuberculum infraglenoidale
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Caption = Left scapula. Lateral view. (Infraglenoid tubercle labeled at center right.)


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The infraglenoid tubercle is the part of the scapula to which the long head of the triceps brachii attaches.

External links

* - "Axillary Region: Scapula (Left)"
* (NormanAnatomyFig|xrayleftshoulder)


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