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Humerus

Type
Bone
Japanese
上腕骨
Reading
じょうわんこつ
English
Humerus
Latin
Humerus
Main functions
Shoulder movement / Elbow movement

Connections

Articulates with

  • Scapula
  • Radius
  • Ulna

Muscles arising here

  • Brachioradialis
  • Extensor digiti minimi
  • Extensor digitorum
  • Flexor digitorum superficialis
  • Palmaris longus
  • Supinator
  • Triceps brachii

Muscles inserting here

  • Coracobrachialis
  • Deltoid
  • Infraspinatus
  • Latissimus dorsi
  • Pectoralis major
  • Supraspinatus
  • Teres major
  • Teres minor

Connected by

  • Glenohumeral ligaments

Articles

  • Humerus: location, parts from head to elbow, and English name

Also mentioned in

  • Latissimus dorsi: location, action and English name
  • Teres minor: position, axillary nerve, quadrangular space and English name
  • Brachioradialis: location, function, radial nerve and how to remember it
  • Radial nerve: course around the humerus, extensors and English name
  • Scapula: position, attached muscles and nerves
  • Radius: location, related muscles and nerves, and how to study it
  • Supraspinatus: location, rotator cuff role and suprascapular nerve
  • Pectoralis major muscle: origin, insertion and function of its three parts
  • Deltoid: position, three parts, axillary nerve and the humerus
  • Infraspinatus: location, attachments and lateral rotation
  • Teres major: position, actions and nerve supply in 3D
  • What is the ulna? Position, olecranon, relationship with the radius and the name ulna

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