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scapula, posterior border of the subscapularis muscle, 

 internal tuberosity of the body of the humerus. Ac- 

 tion: Adductor and rotator inward of the humerus. 



3. CoEAco-HUMERALis. — Coraco-bracliialis, omo-bra- 

 chialis. Synonyms. Coraco-humeralis, (P). Middle 

 scapulo-humeralis, (L). Attachments : Beak of the 

 coracoid process, above internal tuberosity of the 

 humerus, and below it towards the anterior face of that 

 bone. Action : Adductor and rotator inward. 



4. ScAPULo-HUMERAL GRELE. — Syuouyms. Not de- 

 scribed by P. Tensor of capsular ligament, (L). At- 

 tachments : Rim of the glenoid cavity of the scapula, 

 and below the head of the humerus. Action : Raises 

 the capsular ligament of the joint. 



Humeral Region. — Division : Anterior and poste- 

 rior. 



Anterior region, two muscles. 



1. Long flexor of the fore- arm. — Synonyms. Cor- 

 aco-cubitalis or coraco-radialis, (G). Flexor brachii,(P). 

 Scapulo or coraco-radialis, (L). Attachments : Tuber- 

 osity of coracoid process, supero-internal tuberosity of 

 radius and anterior extensor of the metacarpus muscle 

 by a tendinous band. Action: Flexor of the fore-arm, 

 and tensor of the antibrachial aponeurosis. 



2. Short FLEXOR OF the fore- ARM. — Synonyms. Ob- 

 lique humero-cubital or humero-radial, (G). Humer- 



