radius

Summary

radius ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• radius is a type of arm bone^[2].
• radius is a type of long bone^[3].
• radius is a type of particular anatomical entity^[4].
• radius is a type of human bone^[5].
• radius is a type of endochondral bone^[6].
• radius is part of set of bones of free part of upper limb^[7].
• radius's Commons category is recorded as Radius (bone)^[8].
• radius comprises head of radius^[9].
• radius comprises neck of radius^[10].
• radius comprises body of radius^[11].
• radius comprises Radial styloid process^[12].
• radius comprises Lister's tubercle^[13].
• radius comprises subdivision of surface of distal epiphysis of radius^[14].
• radius comprises Ulnar notch of the radius^[15].
• radius comprises carpal articular surface of radius^[16].
• radius's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Radius (bone)^[17].
• radius's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)^[18].
• radius's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• radius's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• radius's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12777^[21].
• radius's connects with is recorded as Oblique cord of the forearm^[22].
• radius's connects with is recorded as interosseous membrane of forearm^[23].
• radius's connects with is recorded as humerus^[24].
• radius's connects with is recorded as ulna^[25].
• radius's connects with is recorded as lunate bone^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include arm bone^[2], long bone^[3], particular anatomical entity^[4], human bone^[5], and endochondral bone^[6].

Use and Application

Components include head of radius^[9], a class of anatomical entity^[27]; neck of radius^[10]; body of radius^[11], a class of anatomical entity^[28]; Radial styloid process^[12]; Lister's tubercle^[13], a zone of bone organ^[29]; and subdivision of surface of distal epiphysis of radius^[14]. radius is part of set of bones of free part of upper limb^[7].

Why It Matters

radius ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month).^[1] radius has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] radius is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]