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Also known as elbow bone, ulna bone

thumb|Right ulna, lateral aspect. (After Piersol.) thumb|Right ulnar bone, medial aspect. (After Piersol.)

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The ulna is one of the two bones in your forearm, running from your elbow to your wrist on the pinky-finger side of your arm. It works together with the radius bone to allow your forearm to rotate and move in different directions.

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Bone.Name
Ulna
Bone.Latin
ulna
Bone.Image
Ulna - anterior view.png
Bone.Caption
An example of a human ulna, shown in red (in standard anatomical position).

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Ulna - anterior view.png
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Ulna
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16 sections
Contents
  • Structure
  • <span class="anchor" id="Proximal"></span> Near the elbow
  • Body
  • <span class="anchor" id="Distal"></span> Near the wrist
  • Microanatomy
  • Development
  • Function
  • Joints
  • Muscle attachments
  • Clinical significance
  • Fractures
  • Other animals
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
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thumb|Right ulna, lateral aspect. (After Piersol.) thumb|Right ulnar bone, medial aspect. (After Piersol.)

The ulna or ulnar bone (: ulnae or ulnas) is a long bone in the forearm stretching from the elbow to the wrist. It is on the same side of the forearm as the little finger, running parallel to the radius, the forearm's other long bone. Longer and thinner than the radius, the ulna is considered to be the smaller long bone of the lower arm. The corresponding bone in the lower leg is the fibula.

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