ULNA (ulnae)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: ulnae   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ulna mean? 

• ULNA (noun)
  The noun ULNA has 1 sense:

1. the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm

  Familiarity information: ULNA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ULNA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

elbow bone; ulna

Hypernyms ("ulna" is a kind of...):

arm bone (a bone in the arm)

Meronyms (parts of "ulna"):

olecranon; olecranon process (process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended)

Holonyms ("ulna" is a part of...):

forearm (the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist)

Derivation:

ulnar (relating to or near the ulna)

 Context examples 

A muscle in the forearm running from the humeral and ulnar heads to the ulnar side of the wrist that flexes and abducts the hand toward the ulna.

(Flexor Carpi Ulnaris, NCI Thesaurus)

A prominence at the proximal end of the ulna.

(Olecranon, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of the small bones of the wrist joint, located between the radius and the ulna and the metacarpus.

(Carpal Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

A joint involving the humerus, radius and ulna bones.

(Elbow Joint, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A vein that extends along the ulna to the elbow joint.

(Anterior Ulnar Vein, NCI Thesaurus)

Of the 206 bones in your body, 3 of them are in your arm; the humerus, radius and ulna.

(Arm Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

A muscle originating at the humeral and ulnar heads and inserted at the base of the fifth metacarpal bone that controls the extension and abduction of the wrist toward the ulna.

(Extensor Carpi Ulnaris, NCI Thesaurus)

A skeletal muscle of the forearm originating from the posterior surfaces of the ulna and radius and the interosseous membrane.

(Abductor Pollicis Longus, NCI Thesaurus)

The largest aspect articulates with the humerus at the elbow joint and the smallest portion of the ulna articulates with the carpal bones in the wrist.

(Murine Ulna, NCI Thesaurus)

A muscle in the forearm beginning at the head of the ulna and ending with four tendons projecting to the second, third, fourth, and fifth fingers which flexes the midcarpal, metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints.

(Flexor Digitorum Profundus, NCI Thesaurus)