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The humerus is the name of the bone of your upper arm between your elbow and your shoulder.
It is a long bone. Sometimes thought to be the longest bone in the body, but that is the femur (the leg equivalent).

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What is the number of humerus bones in the human body?

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How many bones in humerus?

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What arm bone goes from the elbow to the shoulder?

The humerus bone. =)


Is the humerus in the forearm?

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The humerus. The humerus is a long bone. It can make blood cells. However, the flat, small, and irregular bones can make blood but not as much as the long bones( humerus, femur).


Bone that contains the olecranon fossa?

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Where on your body would you find the ulna radius and humerus?

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Anything about the humerus bone?

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Is there a Muscle or bone that starts with w?

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What is the scientific name for the humerus bone?

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What is the difference between the anatomic neck and surgical neck of the humerus bone?

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