Anatomical neck of humerus

Anatomical neck of humerus
Left humerus seen from the front (anatomical neck labeled at upper left).
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Identifiers
Latin	Collum anatomicum humeri
Dorlands /Elsevier	c_46/12249462
TA	A02.4.04.003
FMA	23356
Anatomical terms of bone []

The anatomical neck of the humerus is obliquely directed, forming an obtuse angle with the body of the humerus. It represents the fused epiphyseal plate.

It gives attachment to the capsular ligament of the shoulder joint except at the upper inferior-medial aspects

It is best marked in the lower half of its circumference; in the upper half it is represented by a narrow groove separating the head of the humerus from the two tubercles, the greater tubercle and the lesser tubercle.

It affords attachment to the articular capsule of the shoulder-joint, and is perforated by numerous vascular foramina.

The left shoulder and acromioclavicular joints, and the proper ligaments of the scapula.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)