Infraglenoid tubercle of scapula

Infraglenoid tubercle
Lateral view of left scapula (infraglenoid tubercle labeled at center right)
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Identifiers
Latin	Tuberculum infraglenoidale
Dorlands /Elsevier	t_21/12828891
TA	A02.4.01.021
FMA	23266
Anatomical terms of bone []

The infraglenoid tubercle is the part of the scapula from which the long head of the triceps brachii originates. The infraglenoid tubercle is a tubercle located on the lateral part of the scapula, inferior to (below) the glenoid cavity. The name infraglenoid tubercle refers to its location below the glenoid cavity.

Left scapula. Infraglenoid tubercle shown in red.

Animation. Infraglenoid tubercle shown in red.

Lateral view of left scapula. Infraglenoid tubercle shown in red.

Anterior surface of left scapula. Infraglenoid tubercle is "11"

Anterior surface of left scapula. Infraglenoid tubercle shown in red.

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