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Anatomy - humerus
Appendicular Skeleton
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
09/21/2009

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Term
Head
Definition
Medial round knob
Term
Greater Tubercle
Definition
Anterior to head... most lateral side
Term
lesser tubercle
Definition
Medial anterior knob to head..
Term
intertubercular sulcus
Definition
Slightly indented line between greater and lesser tubercles... on ANTERIOR side of deltoid tuberosity
Term
surgical/anatomical neck
Definition
between tubercles and head... slight shafted area
Term
deltoid tuberosity
Definition
Mostly on anterior side... along shaft... the protuding line..
Term
capitulum
Definition
Most lateral part of the condyle (Opposing end of head)
Term
Trochlea
Definition
Most medial part of the condyle (opposing end as head on humerus)
Term
medial epicondyle
Definition
most medial knob that is on same end as condyle
Term
lateral epicondyle
Definition
most lateral knob in which is on the condyle end of humerus
Term
coronoid fossa
Definition
on antierior side of humerous ONLY... little tiny hole-like point that is just above trochlea of condyle
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olecranon fossa
Definition
on posterior side of humerus ONLY.... knotch hole that is just above trochlea
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radial fossa/groove
Definition
the indention on the posterior side of  humerus... on shaft...but on POSTERIOR side of deltoid tuberosity
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