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Humerus: Structure, Function & Overview

The humerus (/ˈhjuːmərəs/; pl.: humeri) is a long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. It connects the scapula and the two bones of the lower arm, the radius and ulna, and consists of three sections. The humeral upper extremity consists of a rounded head, a narrow neck, and two short processes (tubercles, sometimes called…

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Humerus topic overview

The analysis highlights Structure, Function and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around Humerus.

Related topics
97
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
103
Extracted relationships
59
Concept neighborhoods
49
Bridge connections
103

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 39 topics
Structure · 31 topics
Function · 16 topics
Other animals · 5 topics
Etymology · 4 topics
Ossification · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

FMA
13303
Latin
humerus
MeSH
D006811
TA2
1180
TA98
A02.4.04.001

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Etymology

Structure

Function

Other animals

Ossification

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Humerus connects Entity context

The extracted context around Humerus shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Humerus → Animation, Anteriolateral, Anterior, Capsule, Deep, Elbow, Fracture, Left, Medial, Position, Posterior, The, Trochlea Another extracted example is Humerus → About, Anterolateral, Anteromedial, It, Nearly, Posterior, The, Triceps. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Humerus

Top relations

related to Additional images · 13
Humerus → Animation, Anteriolateral, Anterior, Capsule, Deep, Elbow, Fracture, Left, Medial, Position, Posterior, The, Trochlea
related to Shaft · 8
Humerus → About, Anterolateral, Anteromedial, It, Nearly, Posterior, The, Triceps
related to Etymology · 5
Humerus → Gothic, Greek, Late Latin, Latin, The
related to Ossification · 5
Humerus → At, During, Ossification, The, These
related to Articulations · 4
Humerus → At, Diagram, Head, More
related to External links · 4
Humerus → BlueLink Anatomy, Michigan Medical School, New International Encyclopedia, University
related to Nerves · 4
Humerus → At, Dislocation, Signs, The
related to Muscular attachment · 3
Humerus → It, The, They
is a · 2
Humerus → indentation distal to the head of the humerus on which the articular capsule attaches, indentation distal to the head of the humerus on which the articular capsule attaches.Surgical neckThe surgical neck is a narrow area distal to the tubercles that is a common si…
related to Distal humerus · 2
Humerus → Projecting, The

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

surface lateral head upper greater posterior tubercle medial anterior muscle part lower neck groove insertion view shaft lesser anatomical border

Humerus relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 59 structured relationships around Humerus. Examples in this analysis include Humerus → FMA → 13303 and Humerus → Latin → humerus. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HumerusFMA133031.00infobox
HumerusLatinhumerus1.00infobox
HumerusMeSHD0068111.00infobox
HumerusTA211801.00infobox
HumerusTA98A02.4.04.0011.00infobox
Humerusis aindentation distal to the head of the humerus on which the articular capsule attaches.Surgical neckThe surgical neck is a narrow area distal to the tubercles that is a common si…0.90text
Humerusis aindentation distal to the head of the humerus on which the articular capsule attaches0.90text
Humeruslocated inthe anteromedial surface of the humerus0.90text
Humerusrelated to Additional imagesPosition0.60section
Humerusrelated to Additional imagesAnimation0.60section
Humerusrelated to Additional imagesLeft0.60section
Humerusrelated to Additional imagesAnterior0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Humerus bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Distal, Head and Surface. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Humerus
    • Distal
    • Head
    • Surface
    • Greater
    • Tubercle
    • Crest
    • Shoulder
    • Shaft
    • Lateral
    • Lesser
    • Neck
    • Deltoid
  • humerus
    • Distal
    • Head
    • Surface
    • Greater
    • Tubercle
    • Crest
    • Shoulder
    • Shaft
    • Lateral
    • Lesser
    • Neck
    • Deltoid
  • long bone
    • Anterior
    • Upper
    • Surface
    • Rounded
    • Attachment
    • Posterior
    • Shoulder
    • Lesser
    • Shaft
    • Groove
    • Humerus
    • Greater
  • lower extremity
    • Extremity
    • Lower
    • Part
    • Upper
    • Forward
    • Surface
    • Neck
    • Trochlea
    • Muscle
    • Attachment
    • Rounded
    • Tubercles
  • capitulum of the humerus
    • Distal
    • Head
    • Surface
    • Greater
    • Tubercle
    • Crest
    • Shoulder
    • Shaft
    • Lateral
    • Lesser
    • Neck
    • Deltoid
  • bicipital groove
    • Attachment
    • Teres
    • Nerve
    • Insertion
    • Lateral
    • Upper
    • Radial
    • Shaft
    • Head
    • Lower
    • Muscle
    • Anterior
  • anterior humeral circumflex artery
    • Attachment
    • Bone
    • Posterior
    • Medial
    • View
    • Surface
    • Muscle
    • Border
    • Groove
    • Part
    • Greater
    • Head
  • lateral epicondyle
    • Surface
    • Border
    • Medial
    • Epicondyle
    • Lateral
    • Part
    • Tubercle
    • Lower
    • Rounded
    • Forward
    • Insertion
    • Muscle

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Humerus, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Humerus with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Humerus — Overview · splits 64 ⟂ 40
Humerus — Structure · splits 72 ⟂ 32
Humerus — Function · splits 87 ⟂ 17
Humerus — Other animals · splits 98 ⟂ 6
Humerus — Etymology · splits 99 ⟂ 5
Humerus — Ossification · splits 101 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Humerus

Nodes104
Edges103
Triples59
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019231
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Humerus to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Structure, Function & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Humerus · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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