A rough elevation at the middle of the lateral side of the shaft of the humerus to which the deltoid muscle attaches. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 MP:0004353 ]
Synonyms: deltoid tuberosity deltoid eminence deltoid impression crista ventralis tuberositas deltoidea humeri deltoid crest tuberositas deltoidea (corpus humeri) deltoid tuberosity of humerus tuberositas deltoidea
Term information
- EMAPA:25052
- FMA:23418
- AAO:0000736
- Wikipedia:Deltoid_tuberosity
- MA:0002808
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
In basal Tetrapodomorph lineages often the deltoid process and the pectoral processes are separate and thus should not be made exact synonyms to the deltopectoral crest.[PHENOSCAPE:ad]