ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

SKELETAL ANATOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The forearm bone closest to the thumb is the ____
A
Ulna
B
Radius
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The radius or radial bone is one of the two large bones of the forearm, the other being the ulna. It extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist and runs parallel to the ulna.

Detailed explanation-2: -The forearm consists of two bones, the radius and the ulna, with the ulna is located on the pinky side and the radius on your thumb side.

Detailed explanation-3: -The radius is located laterally, near the thumb, and the ulna medially, near the little finger. The radius and the ulna have a styloid process at the distal end; they are also attachment sites for many muscles. The radius is smaller than the ulna.

Detailed explanation-4: -Radius. The radius is one of the two forearm bones and is on the thumb side of the forearm near the hand, but is always on the outside of the elbow. The position of the radius changes depending on how the hand is turned because the radius twists around the other forearm bone, the ulna.

Detailed explanation-5: -Your radius is one of two bones in your forearm. The other is your ulna. The radius is opposite your ulna, on the lateral (thumb) side of your forearm. Your radius rotates over your ulna when you stretch your arm straight out in front of you with your palms facing down.

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