Dorsal radial tubercle
Tuberculum dorsale radii
- Synonym: Dorsal tubercle of radius
- Eponym: Lister's tubercle
- Related terms: Dorsal tubercle
Definition
The dorsal tubercle of radius (Lister's tubercle) is a ridge between the grooves for extensor carpi radialis brevis and extensor pollicis longus muscle.
The groove for the extensor pollicis longus lies on its ulnar side.
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/).
