<P> The head ( caput humeri ) , is nearly hemispherical in form . It is directed upward , medialward , and a little backward , and articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula to form the glenohumeral joint ( shoulder joint ) . The circumference of its articular surface is slightly constricted and is termed the anatomical neck , in contradistinction to a constriction below the tubercles called the surgical neck which is frequently the seat of fracture . Fracture of the anatomical neck rarely occurs . The diameter of the humeral head is generally larger in men than in women . </P>
<P> The head ( caput humeri ) , is nearly hemispherical in form . It is directed upward , medialward , and a little backward , and articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula to form the glenohumeral joint ( shoulder joint ) . The circumference of its articular surface is slightly constricted and is termed the anatomical neck , in contradistinction to a constriction below the tubercles called the surgical neck which is frequently the seat of fracture . Fracture of the anatomical neck rarely occurs . The diameter of the humeral head is generally larger in men than in women . </P>
where is the head of the humerus located
where is the head of the humerus located
directed upward , medialward , and a little backward , and articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula to form the glenohumeral joint ( shoulder joint ) .
directed upward , medialward , and a little backward , and articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula to form the glenohumeral joint ( shoulder joint ) .