Articularis cubiti muscle

Elbow 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 [edit on Wikidata]

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.

Muscles of the arm

deltoid rotator cuff supraspinatus infraspinatus teres minor subscapularis teres major
fascia:	deltoid fascia supraspinous fascia infraspinous fascia

anterior	coracobrachialis biceps brachialis
posterior	triceps brachii anconeus articularis cubiti
fascia	axillary sheath axillary fascia brachial fascia intermuscular septa lateral medial
other	spaces quadrangular space triangular space triangular interval

superficial:	pronator teres palmaris longus flexor carpi radialis flexor carpi ulnaris flexor digitorum superficialis
deep:	pronator quadratus flexor digitorum profundus flexor pollicis longus

superficial:	mobile wad brachioradialis extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis extensor digitorum extensor digiti minimi extensor carpi ulnaris
deep:	supinator anatomical snuffbox abductor pollicis longus extensor pollicis brevis extensor pollicis longus extensor indicis