Ulnar carpal bone
Os carpi ulnare
The lateral bone of the proximal carpal row, articulating with the ulna above and the fourth carpal bone below.
- System
- Bone
- Region
- Thoracic limb
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Measured on the specimen
What the ulnar carpal bone is in contact with in the model itself, with the share of the other structure’s surface it covers. A contact is not always a joint: bones that simply lie against one another are in this list too.
- Os carpi intermedium10%
- Accessory carpal bone5%
- Ulna3%
Measured on the left side.
Terminology
- English
- Ulnar carpal bone
- Latin (NAV)
- Os carpi ulnare
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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