Surgical neck of the humerus | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | collum chirurgicum humeri |
TA98 | A02.4.04.004 |
TA2 | 1183 |
FMA | 23359 |
Anatomical terminology |
The surgical neck of the humerus is a bony constriction at the proximal end of shaft of humerus. It is situated distal to the greater tubercle and lesser tubercle, and proximal to the deltoid tuberosity.