Landmark · Skeletal system
Capitulum of humerus
Capitulum humeri
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Landmark on
- Humerus
DescriptionUnreviewed
In human anatomy of the arm, the capitulum of the humerus is a smooth, rounded eminence on the lateral portion of the distal articular surface of the humerus.
It articulates with the cupshaped depression on the head of the radius, and is limited to the front and lower part of the bone.
In non-human tetrapods, the name capitellum is generally used, with "capitulum" limited to the anteroventral articular facet of the rib (in archosauromorphs).
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Names
- Latin
- Capitulum humeri
- English
- Capitulum of humerus
- French
- Capitulum de l'humérus
- Spanish
- Capitulo del húmero
- Portuguese
- Capitulo do úmero