Landmark · Skeletal system

Tubercle of scaphoid bone

Tuberculum ossis scaphoidei

System: Skeletal system
Regions: Upper limb, Hand
Side: Left and right
Landmark on: Scaphoid bone

Scaphoid bone, the structure this landmark is on. 3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

DescriptionUnreviewed

Located on lateral side of the concave palmar surface of the scaphoid, the tubercle of scaphoid bone gives attachment to the transverse carpal ligament.

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Names

Latin: Tuberculum ossis scaphoidei
English: Tubercle of scaphoid bone
French: Tubercule de l'os scaphoïde
Spanish: Tubérculo del hueso escafoides
Portuguese: Tubérculo do osso escafoide