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Limb Bones
Are of two types, fore limbs and hind limbs.1.
Bones of Fore-Limbs
. There is a pair of fore-limbs or upper limbs. Each fore-limb has 30 bones and three parts – upper arm, lower or forearm and hand. Upper arm has only one bone,fore arm two bones while remaining 27 bones belong to hand.
Humerus
is the single long boneof upper arm. Its body is called shaft. Upper or proximal end bears a round
head
. Below it is present a narrow
neck 
and two tuberosities – greater tuberosity and lesser tuberosity.
A deltoidtuberosity
occurs over the shaft – Distal end of humerus has a pulley-like
trochlea
(attachmentof ulna), convex
capitulum
(attachment to radius) and outgrowths or 
epicondyles
.The two bones of fore or lower arm are
radius
and
ulna
. Both are curved with radius towardsthumb side and ulna towards the side of little finger. The two bones may lie parallel to eachother or cross each other. The latter happens when palm is kept in backward position.
Radius isshorter than ulna
. Its lower end is broader with two articular facets for carpals. Proximal endof ulna is elongated to form
olecranon
that produces
elbow joint
. Distal end of ulna has onefacet for attachment of carpal.
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