Supratrochlear foramen

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The supratrochlear foramen is a small hole located above the trochlea of the humerus of several mammals, it is found frequently in dogs and sometimes in humans, especially women and in the left humerus. It is covered by a layer of connective tissue.

It is not currently recognized with a Terminologia Anatomica name in human anatomy, but the term is still found in older texts{{GrayPage|212}}[http://www.anatomyatlases.org/AnatomicVariants/SkeletalSystem/Images/68.shtml Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus V: Skeletal Systems: Supracondylar Process
Supratrochlear Foramen] and in discussing anatomical variation.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081230224830/http://www.geocities.com/akramjfr/supratroch_F.html Akram Abood Jaffar: Personal website, Anatomical variations]