Lesser tubercle
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| Bone: Lesser tubercle | ||
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| Left humerus. Anterior view. (Lesser tubercle visible at top center.) | ||
| Latin | tuberculum minus humeri | |
| Gray's | subject #51 209 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | t_21/12828988 | |
The lesser tubercle of the humerus, although smaller, is more prominent than the greater tubercle: it is situated in front, and is directed medialward and forward.
Above and in front it presents an impression for the insertion of the tendon of the Subscapularis.
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 The left shoulder and acromioclavicular joints, and the proper ligaments of the scapula. |
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