Articularis cubiti muscle

Articularis cubiti muscle
Articularis cubiti muscle
	Triceps brachii
Details
Origin	deep distal surface of medial head of triceps
Insertion	posterior capsule of elbow joint
Artery	deep artery of arm
Nerve	radial nerve
Actions	lifts capsule away from joint
Identifiers
Latin	musculus articularis cubiti.
TA98	A04.6.02.024
TA2	2475
FMA	37701
	Anatomical terms of muscle

The Articularis cubiti muscle is a muscle of the elbow.

It is considered by some sources to be a part of the triceps brachii muscle.

It is also known as the "subanconeus muscle", for its relationship to the anconeus muscle.^[1]

It is classified as a muscle of the posterior brachium.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 445 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

↑ Tubbs RS, Oakes WJ, Salter EG (February 2006). "The subanconeus muscle". Folia Morphol. (Warsz). 65 (1): 22–5. PMID 16783731.

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