Crest of greater tubercle
Crista tuberculi majoris
- Latin synonym: Labium laterale sulci intertubercularis
- Synonym: Lateral lip of intertubercular sulcus
- Related terms: Crest of greater tubercle; Lateral lip
Definition
The lips of the interbercular groove are called, respectively, the crests of the greater and lesser tubercles (bicipital ridges), and form the upper parts of the anterior and medial borders of the body of the bone.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
