forearm
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The part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist (synset 105571956)
is a type of: limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipperhas:
- anconeous muscle, musculus anconeus - the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist
- accessory cephalic vein, vena cephalica accessoria - a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow
- basilic vein, vena basilica - a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein
- radial vein, vena radialis - superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein
- ulnar vein, vena ulnaris - any of several veins of the forearm
- radius - the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
- elbow bone, ulna - the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
is a part of: arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
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