Radial notch

Bone: Radial notch
Upper extremity of left ulna. Lateral aspect. (Radial notch visible at center top.)
Latin incisura radialis ulnae
Gray's subject #52 215

The radial notch of the ulna (lesser sigmoid cavity) is a narrow, oblong, articular depression on the lateral side of the coronoid process; it receives the circumferential articular surface of the head of the radius.

It is concave from before backward, and its prominent extremities serve for the attachment of the annular ligamen.

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