A smooth, rounded eminence on the lateral portion of the articular surface of the humerus. It articulates with the cupshaped depression on the head of the radius, and is limited to the front and lower part of the bone. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitulum_of_the_humerus ]
Synonyms: humeral capitulum
Term information
- Wikipedia:Capitulum_of_the_humerus
- SCTID:282816008
- FMA:23373
human_reference_atlas
In birds, where forelimb anatomy has adaptation for flight, its functional if not ontogenetic equivalent is the dorsal condyle of the humerus
The Capitulum humeri is present in Carnivora, more distinctly in the cat than in the dog. The Fossa coronoidea, present in the cat is medial to the Fossa radialis and accommodates the Processus coronoideus medialis ulnae when the elbow is flexed. A Foramen supratrochleare occurs in carnivora and occasionally in pig.[NOMINA ANATOMICA VETERINARIA (2005)]