Dscn1098.jpg (9715 bytes) Anterior view, right side

Dscn1087.jpg (9129 bytes) Anterior view, left side

The bicipital groove is also known as the intertubercular groove or at the proximal end the intertubercular sulcus.  It is of functional importance because a tendon from the biceps brachii is guided by this groove to it's origin at the supraglenoid tubercle.

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