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Beneath the neck of the
radius In classical geometry, a radius (plural, : radii) of a circle or sphere is any of the line segments from its Centre (geometry), center to its perimeter, and in more modern usage, it is also their length. The name comes from the latin ''radius'', ...
, on the medial side, is an eminence, the radial tuberosity; its surface is divided into: * a ''posterior, rough portion'', for the insertion of the tendon of the
biceps brachii The biceps or biceps brachii ( la, musculus biceps brachii, "two-headed muscle of the arm") is a large muscle that lies on the front of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow. Both heads of the muscle arise on the scapula and join ...
. * an ''anterior, smooth portion'', on which a
bursa ( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the ...
is interposed between the tendon and the bone. Ligaments that support the elbow joint also attach to the radial tuberosity.


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File:Sobo 1909 124.png, Radial tuberosity shown. File:Radius.jpg, Anterior View. Radial tuberosity. File:Radius2.jpg, Posterior View. Radial tuberosity. File:Radius_post.jpg, Radial tuberosity below neck. File:Radius_ant.jpg, Radial tuberosity below neck. File:Left_radius_-_close-up_-_animation.gif, Left Radius - close-up - animation. File:Elbow joint - deep dissection (anterior view, human cadaver).jpg, Elbow joint - deep dissection (anterior view, human cadaver) File:Slide2xzxzxz.JPG, Elbow joint - deep dissection (anterior view, human cadaver) File:RadiuskoepfchenfrakturVR2.png Radius (bone) {{musculoskeletal-stub