Which tendon connects the scapula near the glenoid to the proximal radius?

Which tendon connects the scapula near the glenoid to the proximal radius?

• A. Triceps tendon
• B. Brachialis tendon
• C. Biceps tendon
• D. Flexor pollicis longus tendon

Answer: (C)

The tendon in question is the tendon of the biceps brachii. Its long head begins on the supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula near the glenoid cavity, while the short head starts from the coracoid process. These heads combine into a single tendon that inserts on the radial tuberosity of the proximal radius (with the bicipital aponeurosis spreading into the forearm). This attachment to the proximal radius is what the question describes. The other tendons attach to different bones or parts of the forearm (triceps to the olecranon, brachialis to the ulna, flexor pollicis longus to the distal phalanx of the thumb), so they don’t fit the described connection from the scapula near the glenoid to the proximal radius.

The tendon in question is the tendon of the biceps brachii. Its long head begins on the supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula near the glenoid cavity, while the short head starts from the coracoid process. These heads combine into a single tendon that inserts on the radial tuberosity of the proximal radius (with the bicipital aponeurosis spreading into the forearm). This attachment to the proximal radius is what the question describes. The other tendons attach to different bones or parts of the forearm (triceps to the olecranon, brachialis to the ulna, flexor pollicis longus to the distal phalanx of the thumb), so they don’t fit the described connection from the scapula near the glenoid to the proximal radius.