Scholars International Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (SIJAP)
Volume-2 | Issue-04 | 167-168
Original Research Article
A Study on the Direction of the Nutrient Foramina in Adult Human Forearm Bones in Population of Uttar Pradesh
Rakesh Mishra, Sneha Yadav
Published : April 19, 2019
Abstract
The present study has been carried out to determine the direction of the nutrient foramina in adult human forearm bones.
The nutrient foramina are cavities that conduct the nutrient arteries and the peripheral nerves. The nutrient artery provides
the main source of blood supply to the long bones. The present study was done on 114 adult human forearm bones
comprising 57 radii and 57 ulnae to observe direction of nutrient foramina and our result shows that 100% of nutrient
foramina in radii and ulnae directed away from growing end. We can conclude from the result the nutrient foramen is
directed towards the upper end of forearm bones.