It also transmits a branch of the anterior humeral circumflex artery to the shoulder joint.

[citation needed] The insertion of the latissimus dorsi muscle is found along the floor of the bicipital groove.

[citation needed] It runs obliquely downward, and ends near the junction of the upper with the middle third of the bone.

[2] The bicipital groove allows for the long tendon of the biceps brachii muscle to pass.

[1] This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 209 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)