Articularis cubiti muscle

Articularis cubiti muscle

Triceps brachii
Details
Origin deep distal surface of medial head of triceps
Insertion posterior capsule of elbow joint
Artery deep artery of arm
Nerve radial nerve
Actions lifts capsule away from joint
Identifiers
Latin musculus articularis cubiti.
Dorlands
/Elsevier
m_22/12548404
TA A04.6.02.024
FMA 37701

Anatomical terms of muscle

The Articularis cubiti muscle is a muscle of the elbow.

It is considered by some sources to be a part of the triceps brachii muscle.

It is also known as the "subanconeus muscle", for its relationship to the anconeus muscle.[1]

It is classified as a muscle of the posterior brachium.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. Tubbs RS, Oakes WJ, Salter EG (February 2006). "The subanconeus muscle". Folia Morphol. (Warsz) 65 (1): 22–5. PMID 16783731.

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