Joints & ligaments
Transverse humeral ligament
Ligamentum transversum humeri
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Glenohumeral joint
DescriptionUnreviewed
The transverse humeral ligament (Brodie's ligament) forms a broad band bridging the lesser and greater tubercle of the humerus.
Its attachments are limited superior to the epiphysial line.
By enclosing the canal of the bicipital groove (intertubercular groove), it functions to hold the long head of the biceps tendon within the bicipital groove.
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Names
- Latin
- Ligamentum transversum humeri
- English
- Transverse humeral ligament
- French
- Ligament transverse de l'humérus
- Spanish
- Ligamento transverso del humero
- Portuguese
- Ligamento transverso do úmero