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== Description  ==
== Description  ==
[[File:Radius whole body.png|thumb|Radius in relation to the whole body]]
The radius is one of the two bones that make up the forearm, the other being the ulna. It forms the radio-carpel joint at the wrist and the radio-ulnar joint at the elbow. It is in the lateral forearm in the anatomical position.
The radius is one of the two bones that make up the forearm, the other being the ulna. It forms the radio-carpel joint at the wrist and the radio-ulnar joint at the elbow. It is in the lateral forearm in the anatomical position.


=== Structure  ===
=== Structure  ===
[[File:Left radius animation.gif|none|thumb|Left radius]]


== Function  ==
== Function  ==

Revision as of 09:09, 25 September 2018

Radius in relation to the whole body

Description[edit | edit source]

The radius is one of the two bones that make up the forearm, the other being the ulna. It forms the radio-carpel joint at the wrist and the radio-ulnar joint at the elbow. It is in the lateral forearm in the anatomical position.

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Left radius

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