Radial notch

Radial notch

Upper extremity of left ulna. Lateral aspect. (Radial notch visible at center top.)
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Identifiers
Latin incisura radialis ulnae
Dorlands
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i_05/12447480
TA A02.4.06.005
FMA 23618

Anatomical terms of bone

The radial notch of the ulna (lesser sigmoid cavity) is a narrow, oblong, articular depression on the lateral side of the coronoid process; it receives the circumferential articular surface of the head of the radius.

It is concave from before backward, and its prominent extremities serve for the attachment of the annular ligament.

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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