Bony projection on the humerus where the deltoid muscle inserts
For other uses, see Deltoid tubercle.
Deltoid tuberosity
Left humerus. Anterior view. (Deltoideus labeled at center right.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin
tuberositas deltoidea humeri
TA98
A02.4.04.020
TA2
1193
FMA
23418
Anatomical terms of bone
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In human anatomy, the deltoid tuberosity is a rough, triangular[1] area on the anterolateral (front-side) surface of the middle of the humerus.[2] It is a site of attachment of deltoid muscle.[2]
^Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy. ISBN 1-85958-018-1.
^ abFeneis, Heinz (2000). Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy (4th ed.). Thieme. p. 36. ISBN 3-13-511204-7.
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