Transverse humeral ligament

Transverse humeral ligament
Capsule of shoulder-joint (distended). Anterior aspect. (Transverse humeral ligament labeled at center left.)
Details
From	greater tubercle
To	lesser tubercle
Identifiers
Latin	Ligamentum transversum humeri
TA	A03.5.08.005
FMA	38406
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The transverse humeral ligament is a broad band passing from the lesser tubercle to the greater tubercle of the humerus, and is always limited to that portion of the bone which lies above the epiphysial line.

It converts the intertubercular groove into a canal, and is the homologue of the strong process of bone which connects the summits of the two tubercles in the musk ox.

Eponym: Gordon Brodie's ligament.^[1]

References

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

↑ "Definition: transverse humeral ligament from Online Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2008-01-13.

Joints and ligaments of the arm

Shoulder

Sternoclavicular	Anterior sternoclavicular Posterior sternoclavicular Interclavicular Costoclavicular

Acromioclavicular	Syndesmoses: Coracoacromial Superior transverse scapular Inferior transverse of scapula Synovial: Acromioclavicular Coracoclavicular (trapezoid conoid)

Glenohumeral	Capsule Coracohumeral Glenohumeral (superior, middle, and inferior) Transverse humeral Glenoid labrum

Elbow

Humeroradial	Radial collateral

Humeroulnar	Ulnar collateral

Proximal radioulnar	Anular Oblique cord Quadrate

Forearm

Distal radioulnar	Palmar radioulnar Dorsal radioulnar Interosseous membrane of forearm

Hand

Wrist/radiocarpal	Dorsal radiocarpal/Palmar radiocarpal Dorsal ulnocarpal/Palmar ulnocarpal Ulnar collateral/Radial collateral

Intercarpal Midcarpal	Radiate carpal Dorsal intercarpal Palmar intercarpal Interosseous intercarpal Scapholunate Pisiform joint (Pisohamate Pisometacarpal)

Carpometacarpal	Dorsal carpometacarpal Palmar carpometacarpal thumb: Radial collateral Ulnar collateral

Intermetacarpal	Deep transverse metacarpal Superficial transverse metacarpal

Metacarpophalangeal	Collateral Palmar

Interphalangeal	Collateral Palmar

Other	Carpal tunnel Ulnar canal

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