page_title: Greater tubercle
hierarchical_section_title: Greater tubercle
caption_attribution_description: English: The three muscles attaching to the head of the humerus on the greater tubercle, namely the supraspinatus, the infraspinatus and teres minor.
context_page_description: The greater tubercle of the humerus is situated lateral to the head of the humerus and posterolateral to the lesser tubercle.
  Its upper surface is rounded and marked by three flat impressions.
  the highest of these gives insertion to the supraspinatus
  the middle to the infraspinatus.
  the lowest one, and the body of the bone for about 2.5 cm; below it, to the teres minor.
  The lateral surface of the greater tubercle is convex, rough, and continuous with the lateral surface of the body.
  Between the greater tubercle and the lesser tubercle is the bicipital groove.
  All three of the muscles that attach to the greater tubercle are part of the rotator cuff, a muscle group that stabilizes the shoulder joint. The fourth muscle of the rotator cuff does not attach to the greater tubercle, but instead attaches to the lesser tubercle.
context_section_description: The greater tubercle of the humerus is situated lateral to the head of the humerus and posterolateral to the lesser tubercle.
  Its upper surface is rounded and marked by three flat impressions.
  the highest of these gives ("superior facet") insertion to the supraspinatus
  the middle ("middle facet") to the infraspinatus.
  the lowest one ("inferior facet"), and the body of the bone for about 2.5 cm; below it, to the teres minor.
  The lateral surface of the greater tubercle is convex, rough, and continuous with the lateral surface of the body.
  Between the greater tubercle and the lesser tubercle is the bicipital groove (intertubercular sulcus).
  All three of the muscles that attach to the greater tubercle are part of the rotator cuff, a muscle group that stabilizes the shoulder joint. The fourth muscle of the rotator cuff (the subscapularis) does not attach to the greater tubercle, but instead attaches to the lesser tubercle.
caption: Attachments of Greater Tubercle
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