| collum anatomicum humeri | A groove separating the head of the humerus from the tuberosities, giving attachment to the articular capsule. Synonym: collum anatomicum humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| collum chirurgicum humeri | The narrow portion below the head and tuberosities. Synonym: collum chirurgicum humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| collum humeri | See: anatomical neck of humerus, surgical neck of humerus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| condylus humeri | The distal end of the humerus, including the trochlea, capitulum and the olecranon, coronoid and radial fossae. Synonym: condylus humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corpus humeri | The elongated rod-like portion of the humerus between the surgical neck proximally and the emergence of the supracondylar ridges distally. Synonym: corpus humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| processus supraepicondylaris humeri | An occasional spine projecting from the anteromedial surface of the humerus about 5 cm above the medial epicondyle to which it is joined by a fibrous band. The supracondylar foramen thus formed transmits the brachial artery and median nerve. Synonym: processus supraepicondylaris humeri, supraepicondylar process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epicondylus lateralis humeri | The epicondylus situated at the lateral side of the distal end of the bone. Synonym: epicondylus lateralis humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epicondylus medialis humeri | The epicondylus situated proximal and medial to the condyle. Synonym: epicondylus medialis humeri, epitrochlea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trochlea humeri | The grooved surface at the lower end of the humerus articulating with the trochlear notch of the ulna. Synonym: trochlea humeri, pulley of humerus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior lateralis corporis humeri | The surface of the humerus lateral to the intertubercular groove. Synonym: facies anterior lateralis corporis humeri, facies anterolateralis corporis humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior medialis corporis humeri | The surface of the humerus between the anterior and medial borders of the bone. Synonym: facies anterior medialis corporis humeri, facies anteromedialis corporis humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterolateralis corporis humeri | An alternate term for anterolateral surface of shaft of humerus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anteromedialis corporis humeri | An alternate term for anteromedial surface of shaft of humerus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior corporis humeri | The posterior surface of the humerus. Synonym: facies posterior corporis humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fossa coronoidea humeri | A hollow on the anterior surface of the distal end of the humerus, just above the trochlea, in which the coronoid process of the ulna rests when the elbow is flexed. Synonym: fossa coronoidea humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |