- Coracohumeral ligament
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Ligament: Coracohumeral ligament 
The left shoulder and acromioclavicular joints, and the proper ligaments of the scapula. (Coracohumeral visible at center right.) Latin ligamentum coracohumerale Gray's subject #83 318 From coracoid process (scapula) To greater tubercle of humerus Dorlands/Elsevier l_09/12492016 The coracohumeral ligament is a broad ligament which strengthens the upper part of the capsule of the shoulder joint.
It arises from the lateral border of the coracoid process, and passes obliquely downward and lateralward to the front of the greater tubercle of the humerus, blending with the tendon of the supraspinatus muscle.
This ligament is intimately united to the capsule by its posterior and lower border; but its anterior and upper border presents a free edge, which overlaps the capsule.
See also
- Glenohumeral ligaments
- Coraco-acromial ligament
- Acromioclavicular ligament
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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
Joints and ligaments of upper limbs (TA A03.5, GA 3.313) Shoulder Capsule · Coracohumeral · Glenohumeral (superior, middle, and inferior) · Transverse humeral · Glenoid labrumElbow Radial collateralUlnar collateralAnular · Oblique cordForearm Joints of hand Dorsal radiocarpal/Palmar radiocarpal · Dorsal ulnocarpal/Palmar ulnocarpal · Ulnar collateral/Radial collateralRadiate carpal · Dorsal intercarpal · Palmar intercarpal · Interosseous intercarpal · Scapholunate · Pisiform joint (Pisohamate, Pisometacarpal)Collateral · PalmarCollateral · PalmarOtherM: JNT
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