Costal tuberosity of clavicle

Costal tuberosity of clavicle

Left clavicle. Inferior surface. (Costal tuberosity labeled at center left.)
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Identifiers
Latin impressio ligamenti costoclavicularis, tuberositas costalis claviculae
Dorlands
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i_04/12446362
TA A02.4.02.009
FMA 75811

Anatomical terms of bone

On the medial part of the clavicle is a broad rough surface, the costal tuberosity (impression for costoclavicular ligament), rather more than 2 cm. in length, for the attachment of the costoclavicular ligament.

References

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



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