Medial supracondylar ridge
Crista supracondylaris medialis
- Latin synonym: Crista supraepicondylaris medialis
- Synonym: Medial supraepicondylar ridge
- Related terms: Medial supraepicondylar ridge
Definition
The inferior third of the medial border of humerus is raised into a slight ridge, the medial supracondylar ridge, which becomes very prominent below; it presents an anterior lip for the origins of the Brachialis and Pronator teres, a posterior lip for the medial head of the Triceps brachii, and an intermediate ridge for the attachment of the medial intermuscular septum.
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/).
