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ulna (n.)
1.the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
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UlnaUl"na (ŭl"nȧ), n. [L., the elbow. See Ell.]
1. (Anat.) The postaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See Radius.
2. (O. Eng. Law) An ell; also, a yard. Burrill.
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⇨ Fracture of shaft of ulna • Fracture of shaft of ulna | closed • Fracture of shaft of ulna | open • Fracture of upper end of ulna • Fracture of upper end of ulna | closed • Fracture of upper end of ulna | open • Head of ulna • Lower end of ulna • Ulna Fractures • Ulna, distal end • fractures of both ulna and radius lower end • fractures of both ulna and radius shafts
⇨ Body of ulna • Coronoid process of the ulna • Head of ulna • Lower extremity of ulna • Ossification of ulna • Tuberosity of the ulna • Ulna (genus) • Upper extremity of ulna
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Shown is the right hand, palm down (left) and palm up (right). Ulna is #2 | |
Gray's | subject #52 214 |
MeSH | Ulna |
The ulna is one of the two long bones in the forearm, the other being the radius. It is prismatic in form and runs parallel to the radius, which is shorter and smaller. In anatomical position (i.e. when the arms are down at the sides of the body and the palms of the hands face forward) the ulna is located at the side of the forearm closest to the body (the medial side), the side of the little finger.
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The ulna articulates with:
The ulna is broader proximally, and narrower distally.
Proximally, the ulna has a bony process, the olecranon process, a hook-like structure that fits into the olecranon fossa of the humerus. This prevents hyperextension and forms a hinge joint with the trochlea of the humerus. There is also a radial notch for the head of the radius, and the ulnar tuberosity to which muscles attach.
At the distal end of the ulna is a styloid process.
The long, narrow medullary cavity is enclosed in a strong wall of compact tissue which is thickest along the interosseous border and dorsal surface. At the extremities the compact layer thins. The compact layer is continued onto the back of the olecranon as a plate of close spongy bone with lamellæ parallel. From the inner surface of this plate and the compact layer below it trabeculæ arch forward toward the olecranon and coronoid and cross other trabeculæ, passing backward over the medullary cavity from the upper part of the shaft below the coronoid. Below the coronoid process there is a small area of compact bone from which trabeculæ curve upward to end obliquely to the surface of the semilunar notch which is coated with a thin layer of compact bone. The trabeculæ at the lower end have a more longitudinal direction. http://www.innerbody.com/image_skelfov/skel21_new.html
Muscle | Direction | Attachment |
Triceps brachii muscle | Insertion | posterior part of superior surface of Olecranon process (via common tendon) |
Anconeus muscle | Insertion | olecranon process (lateral aspect) |
Brachialis muscle | Insertion | anterior surface of the coronoid process of the ulna |
Pronator teres muscle | Origin | medial surface on middle portion of coronoid process (also shares origin with medial epicondyle of the humerus) |
Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle | Origin | olecranon process and posterior surface of ulna (also shares origin with medial epicondyle of the humerus) |
Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle | Origin | coronoid process (also shares origin with medial epicondyle of the humerus and shaft of the radius) |
Flexor digitorum profundus muscle | Origin | coronoid process, anteromedial surface of ulna (also shares origin with the interosseous membrane) |
Pronator quadratus muscle | Origin | distal portion of anterior ulnar shaft |
Extensor carpi ulnaris muscle | Origin | posterior border of ulna (also shares origin with lateral epicondyle of the humerus) |
Supinator muscle | Origin | proximal ulna (also shares origin with lateral epicondyle of the humerus) |
Abductor pollicis longus muscle | Origin | posterior surface of ulna (also shares origin with the posterior surface of the radius bone) |
Extensor pollicis longus muscle | Origin | dorsal shaft of ulna (also shares origin with the dorsal shaft of the radius and the interosseous membrane) |
Extensor pollicis brevis muscle | Origin | dorsal shaft of ulna (also shares origin with the dorsal shaft of the radius and the interosseous membrane) |
Extensor indicis muscle | Origin | posterior surface of distal ulna (also shares origin with the interosseous membrane) |
Specific fracture types of the ulna include:
In four-legged animals, the radius is the main load-bearing bone of the lower forelimb, and the ulna is important primarily for muscular attachment. In many mammals, the ulna is partially or wholly fused with the radius, and may therefore not exist as a separate bone. However, even in extreme cases of fusion, such as in horses, the olecranon process is still present, albeit as a projection from the upper radius.[1]
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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