Supraglenoid tubercle

Tuberculum supraglenoideum

  • Latin synonym: Tuberculum supraglenoidale

Definition

At the apex of the margin of the glenoid cavity is a slight elevation, the supraglenoid tubercle (supraglenoid tuberosity), to which the long head of the Biceps brachii is attached.

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

Comparative anatomy in animals

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