Head of ulna
Head of ulna | |
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Details | |
Latin | caput ulnae |
Identifiers | |
Gray's | p.218 |
Dorlands /Elsevier | c_08/12212303 |
TA | A02.4.06.015 |
FMA | 33751 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The head of ulna presents an articular surface, part of which, of an oval or semilunar form, is directed downward, and articulates with the upper surface of the triangular articular disk which separates it from the wrist-joint; the remaining portion, directed lateralward, is narrow, convex, and received into the ulnar notch of the radius.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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