Muscular system
Anconeus muscle
Musculus anconeus
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Superficial part of posterior compartment of forearm
DescriptionUnreviewed
The anconeus muscle (or anconaeus/anconæus) is a small muscle on the posterior aspect of the elbow joint. Some consider anconeus to be a continuation of the triceps brachii muscle.
Some sources consider it to be part of the posterior compartment of the arm, while others consider it part of the posterior compartment of the forearm.The anconeus muscle can easily be palpated just lateral to the olecranon process of the ulna.
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Muscle attachments
Origin
Insertion
Names
- Latin
- Musculus anconeus
- English
- Anconeus muscle
- French
- Muscle anconé
- Spanish
- Músculo ancóneo
- Portuguese
- Músculo ânoneus