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It is the long bone in your arm that runs from the thumb side of your wrist, up to your elbow, the inside bone. The outside bone is called the Ulna.

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Is the radius a short bone?

yes it is considered to be a short bone


What type of a bone is the radius?

The radius is a long bone.


When shooting in netball what bones are used?

the bones used in shooting in netball is the humerus (long bone), ulna (long bone), radius (long bone), wrist - carpals and metacarpals (short bones), femur (long bone), patella (flat bone), tibia (long bone) and the fibula (long bone)


What kind of bone is the radius?

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What is the shorter lateral bone of the forearm?

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Is the radius bone a long bone?

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Is the radius classified as a long bone?

Yes


What is another name for the radius and ulna bone?

-Ulna bone: elbow bone -Radius bone: Forearm bone The radius is the bone of the forearm that extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist. The radius is situated on the lateral side of the ulna, which exceeds it in length and size. It is a long bone, prism-shaped and slightly curved longitudinally.


Is the ulnar a long bone?

No short bone


Is a radius long short flat or irregular?

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What is the shape of the ulna bone?

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