shaft of the humerus

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• Humerus — The long bone in the arm which extends from the shoulder to the elbow. * * * The bone of the arm, articulating with the scapula above and the radius and ulna below. SYN: arm bone. [L. shoulder] * * * hu·mer·us hyüm (ə )rəs n, pl hu·meri hyü mə… …   Medical dictionary

• Humerus fracture — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|S|42|2|s|40 ICD10|S|42|4|s|40 ICD9 = ICD9|812 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 199 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|orthoped|271… …   Wikipedia

• shaft — SYN: diaphysis. [A.S. sceaft] s. of clavicle [TA] the elongated, rodlike body of the clavicle. SYN: corpus claviculae [TA], body of clavicle. s. of femur [TA] the cylindrical s. of the thigh bone. SYN: corpus ossis femoris [TA], body of femur,… …   Medical dictionary

• Humerus — Bone: Humerus Upper extremity …   Wikipedia

• humerus — /hyooh meuhr euhs/ or, often, /yooh /, n., pl. humeri / meuh ruy /. Anat. 1. the long bone in the arm of humans extending from the shoulder to the elbow. See diagrams under shoulder, skeleton. 2. brachium. 3. Zool. a corresponding bone, structure …   Universalium

• humerus — n. the bone of the upper arm . The head of the humerus articulates with the scapula at the shoulder joint. At the lower end of the shaft the trochlea articulates with the ulna and part of the radius. The radius also articulates with a rounded… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Body of humerus — Bone: Body of humerus Left humerus. Anterior view …   Wikipedia

• List of muscles of the human body — Skeletal muscles homo sapiens Muscles of the human body: Overview Head  |  Neck  |&# …   Wikipedia

• Muscular system of the horse — See also: Equine anatomy Contents 1 Types of muscle 2 Build of skeletal muscle 3 Tendons of the lower leg 4 Main skeletal muscles of the horse …   Wikipedia

• Deltoid — The muscle, roughly triangular in shape, that stretches from the clavicle (collarbone) to the humerus, the upper bone of the arm. It is contracted to move the arm away from the side of the body. * * * Resembling the Greek letter delta (Δ);… …   Medical dictionary

• surgical neck — the constriction of the shaft of the humerus, below the head. It is frequently the point at which fracture of the humerus occurs …   The new mediacal dictionary