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bones of upper limb

bones of up·per limb

[TA]

these include the pectoral (shoulder) girdle (scapula and clavicle) and the skeleton of the free part of the upper limb (humerus, radius, ulna, wrist bones, metacarpus, and phalanges).

Synonym(s): ossa membri superioris [TA], bones of superior limb

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References in periodicals archive

So, the aim of the present study is to record the direction, location & number of nutrient foramina in long bones of upper limb.

A STUDY OF NUTRIENT FORAMINA IN HUMAN UPPER LIMB LONG BONES

Estimation of crown lump length from long bones of upper limb, humerus, ulna and radius (Vare and Atre, 1976) [12].

Estimation of length of a femur from the length of its fragments

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