Lesser tubercle
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| Lesser tubercle | |
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| Left humerus. Anterior view. (Lesser tubercle visible at top center.) | |
| Latin | tuberculum minus humeri |
| Gray's | subject #51 209 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | t_21/12828988 |
The lesser tubercle of the humerus, although smaller, is more prominent than the greater tubercle: it is situated in front, and is directed medialward and forward.
Above and in front it presents an impression for the insertion of the tendon of the Subscapularis.
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