Table of Contents
- 1 When viewing the forearm in anatomical position the bone is medial to the bone?
- 2 What is the rounded knob on the humerus?
- 3 Which bone of the forearm is lateral when in anatomical position?
- 4 Which bone articulates with the ulna?
- 5 What bones form the knuckles?
- 6 What bone is the forearm?
- 7 What is the lateral forearm?
- 8 What are the forearm bones that forms the elbow joint?
- 9 Can you identify the bones of the forearm?
- 10 What does forearm bone mean?
When viewing the forearm in anatomical position the bone is medial to the bone?
The ulna is the medial bone of the forearm. It runs parallel to the radius, which is the lateral bone of the forearm (Figure 2).
What is the rounded knob on the humerus?
capitulum
The lateral rounded knob on the distal humerus is the capitulum. The capitulum is a bone marking located on the lateral side of the distal humerus.
What bone articulates with the clavicle laterally?
scapula
The lateral end of the clavicle articulates with this projection on the scapula, the acromion, forming the acromio-clavicular joint. Apart from this one very movable bony linkage, the scapula is held onto the body entirely by muscles.
Which bone of the forearm is lateral when in anatomical position?
radius
The radius is the thicker and shorter of the two long bones in the forearm. It is located on the lateral side of the forearm parallel to the ulna (in anatomical position with arms hanging at the sides of the body, palms facing forward) between the thumb and the elbow.
Which bone articulates with the ulna?
humerus
The ulna articulates with the humerus at its most proximal point forming the elbow in a hinge joint. It is the trochlea of the humerus which sits in the semi-lunar notch of the ulna to form this joint.
What bones form the pectoral girdle?
The pectoral girdle is made up of two major bones: the clavicle and scapula.
What bones form the knuckles?
The Appendicular Skeleton
| A | B |
|---|---|
| Phalanges | finger bones, toe bones |
| Metacarpals | heads of these bones form the knuckles |
| Scapula and Sternum | bones that articulate with the clavical |
| Ilium, ischium, and pubis | fuse to form the coxial bone |
What bone is the forearm?
Your arm is made up of three bones: the upper arm bone (humerus) and two forearm bones (the ulna and the radius).
What is forearm bone called?
The radius and ulna (bones of the forearm), shown in supination (the arm rotated outward so that the palm of the hand faces forward). (Left) The radius and the ulna, bones of the forearm; (right) the fibula and the tibia, bones of the lower leg.
What is the lateral forearm?
A true lateral view of the forearm has superimposition of the radial head upon the ulnar coronoid process at the proximal end, superimposition of the radius and ulna at the distal end, a view of the soft tissues around both bones, and an elbow position that is 90 degrees of flexion.
What are the forearm bones that forms the elbow joint?
Humerus: This long bone extends from the shoulder socket and joins the radius and ulna to form the elbow.
What bone is located in the forearm?
Bones and joints. The bones of the forearm are the radius (located on the lateral side) and the ulna (located on the medial side) Proximally, the head of the radius radius articulates with the capitulum of the humerus and the radial notch of the ulna at the elbow.
Can you identify the bones of the forearm?
The forearm contains two bones; the radius is on the lateral side of the forearm and the ulna is on the medial side. The humerus: The head of the humerus forms the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder with the scapula. The distal end of the humerus (at the elbow) has two prominent bumps: the medial and lateral epicondyles.
What does forearm bone mean?
forearm bone (Noun) Any of the two bones, i.e. ulna and radius , that make up the skeletal part of the forearm. forearm bone (Noun) The ulna or the fused ulna and radius, which may be the sole bone of the forelimb or the strongest bone of the forelimb.