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left radius

Skeletal systemUpper limbLeftFMA23465
Nomenclature
left radius
radius (Latin)
radio sinistro (Italian)
Descriptionentry
Lateral bone of the forearm, rotating around the ulna in pronation and supination.
Functionentry
Transmits load from the hand to the elbow; pivot of pronation and supination.
Blood supplyentry
Radial artery.
Clinical notes
Fracture of the distal epiphysis (Colles) is the commonest of the upper limb.
Part of
left forearmarto superiore libero sinistroarto superiore sinistrocorpo umano
Related structures
left forearm
Model
632 triangles · 59 × 229 × 66 mm
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