Definition that contains humerus
- shoulder a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
- olecranon process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended
- shoulder joint a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
- deltoid tuberosity a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
- nervus radialis largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles
- glenoid cavity the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
- olecranon process process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended
- articulatio humeri a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
- glenoid fossa the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
- radial nerve largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles