Supratrochlear foramen

Supratrochlear foramen

The supratrochlear foramen is a small hole located above the trochlea of the humerus of larger dog species. It is covered by a layer of connective tissue.

It is not currently recognized with a Terminologia Anatomica name in human anatomy, , but the term is still found in older texts [GrayPage|212] [ [http://www.anatomyatlases.org/AnatomicVariants/SkeletalSystem/Images/68.shtml Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus V: Skeletal Systems: Supracondylar Process
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] and in discussing anatomical variation. [Akram Abood Jaffar: Personal website, Anatomical variations [http://www.geocities.com/akramjfr/supratroch_F.html] ]

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