ulnar head

ul·nar head

[TA] the name applied to a head of origin of a forearm muscle arising from the ulna. Terminologia Anatomica lists ulnar heads (caput ulnare ...) of the following: 1) flexor carpi ulnaris [TA] (... musculi flexoris carpi ulnaris [TA]); 2) pronator teres [TA] (... musculi pronatoris teritis [TA]); and 3) extensor carpi ulnaris [TA] (... musculi extensoris carpi ulnaris [TA]). Synonym(s): caput ulnare [TA]

ul·nar head

(ŭl'năr hed) [TA] The name applied to a head of origin of a forearm muscle arising from the ulna. Terminologia Anatomica lists ulnar heads (caput ulnare ...) of the following: 1) flexor carpi ulnaris [TA] (... musculi flexoris carpi ulnaris [TA]); 2) pronator teres [TA] (... musculi pronatoris teretis [TA]); and 3) extensor carpi ulnaris [TA] (... musculi extensoris carpi ulnaris [TA]).