forearm bone
Ulna or radius
The forearm contains two bones running parallel between elbow and wrist: the radius on the thumb side and the ulna on the pinky side.
These bones allow the forearm to rotate, letting the palm face up or down.
She fractured a forearm bone falling off her bike.
Center-to-perimeter distance
- ulnaInner forearm bone
- humerusUpper arm's long bone
- carpalsWrist's skeletal components
- wristHand-forearm connection
elbow · olecranon · shaft · cortex · periosteum · epiphysis · coronoid process · articulation
Internal supportive framework
- osteologyScientific study of bones
- marrowSoft bone interior
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- ossificationConversion to bone tissue
osteocyte · periosteum · collagen · mineralization · remodeling · growth plate
Split in hard material
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- orthopedicsMedicine of bones, joints
- greenstickBone bends, partly breaks
displacement · reduction · fixation · plate · screw · healing · X-ray · malunion
radius
Center-to-perimeter distance
wrist · elbow · olecranon · shaft · cortex · periosteum · epiphysis · coronoid process · articulation · pronation
skeleton
Internal supportive framework
ossification · osteocyte · periosteum · collagen · mineralization · remodeling · growth plate
fracture
Split in hard material
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- orthopedicsMedicine of bones, joints
greenstick · displacement · reduction · fixation · plate · screw · healing · X-ray · malunion · nonunion
ligament
Connective tissue between bones
supinator · collateral ligament · cartilage · synovial · flexor · extensor
forearm bonehumerus
Upper arm's long bone
carpal bones · metacarpals · phalanges · shoulder bones · scapula
forearm, bone, fore, arms, armed, arming, unarmed, armful, forearms