humerus

IPA: hjˈumɝʌs

Examples of "humerus" in Sentences

The humerus is the strongest bone of the upper extremity.
"Yes, a fractured humerus, which isn't as funny as it sounds."
The humerus is the big bone that runs from the elbow up to the shoulder.
The first bone is called the humerus, and is the largest and strongest bone of the wing, extending from the shoulder to the elbow.
P. conybeari, based on caudal vertebrae, chevrons and a large and gracile humerus, is a basal titanosauriform, perhaps a brachiosaurid.
The outer aspect of the head of the humerus is a common situation for the production of a special form of broken canal or groove (fig. 53).
In young subjects, infective processes result chiefly from extension of disease from the upper epiphysial junction of the humerus, which is partly included within the limits of the synovial cavity.
The anatomical neck of the humerus presses against the anterior edge of the glenoid, and there is frequently an _indentation fracture of the head of the humerus_ where the two bones come into contact (F.M. Caird).
_Fractures of the humerus_ of every variety were common, and I think when the statistics of the campaign are published, it will be shown that the humerus was the most frequently injured individual bone in the whole body.