Humerus

Humerus

Definition

The humerus is the only bone of the skeleton of the arm (thoracic stylopodium).

It is composed by three basic segments:

  • The proximal extremity, articulating with the scapula and bearing the head and the major and lesser tubercles
  • The body (shaft) bearing the deltoid tuberosity
  • The distal extremity bearing the humeral condyle and articulating with the radius and ulna

References

Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals: Textbook and Colour Atlas, Sixth Edition - Horst Erich König, Hans-Georg Liebich - Schattauer - ISBN-13: 978-3794528332

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