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Why do the call it a fore arm?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

The Fore arm consists of the radius and the Ulna. The appendage between the elbow and the hand (the forearm) gets its name from the word "fore" which means "front" or a pre-fix meaning -"before". Thus, the forearm bones are in front of the humorous bone, but before the carpals and metal carpals.

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14y ago

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