ulnar

Pinky-side forearm bone

Ulnar refers to the ulna, the longer of the two bones in the forearm, running from elbow to wrist on the pinky-finger side.

The ulnar nerve runs along this bone—hitting your "funny bone" is actually striking the ulnar nerve where it passes near the elbow's surface.

ulnar fracture, ulnar deviation.

anatomy

nerve

Signal-carrying body fiber

  • arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
  • boneHard skeletal tissue
  • grooveNarrow cut or routine

notch · collateral · styloid · head · shaft · tuberosity · fossa · border · deviation · claw

forearm

radius

Center-to-perimeter distance

  • wristHand-forearm connection
  • elbowArm's middle joint
  • flexorMuscle that bends joints

extensor · carpi · supinator · abductor · adductor · brachialis · metacarpal · carpal · phalangeal · grip

nerve

median

Central sorted value

compression · palsy · paresthesia · tingling · numbness · sensation · motor · sensory · conduction · damage

lateral

medial

Toward the body's center

  • sideLateral portion of something
  • borderOuter edge or limit
  • aspectFeature or dimension

deviation · edge · surface · dorsal · palmar · volar · posterior · anterior · proximal · distal

Categories
Opposites
forearm bone anatomy

ulnarradial

Emanating from center

lateral

Family

ulna, ulnas

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