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Length of Each Bone As Percent of Humerus: Percentage

1) The document compares bone lengths and diameters of the humerus, radius, ulna, metacarpals, and phalanges in the forelimbs of various animals. 2) It shows that in most animals, the radius is the longest bone after the humerus, ranging from 50-174% of humerus length. 3) The radius diameter is also consistently between 17-69% of the humerus diameter across species.

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Length of Each Bone As Percent of Humerus: Percentage

1) The document compares bone lengths and diameters of the humerus, radius, ulna, metacarpals, and phalanges in the forelimbs of various animals. 2) It shows that in most animals, the radius is the longest bone after the humerus, ranging from 50-174% of humerus length. 3) The radius diameter is also consistently between 17-69% of the humerus diameter across species.

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Length of each bone as percent of humerus

170%
160%
150%
140%
130%
120%
110%
100% Radius
90% Ulna
80% Metacarpals
Percentage
70% Phalanges
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Bat
Cat
Red Deer
White Deer
Human
Turtle

Animal
dius
a
tacarpals
alanges
Total bones per Forelimb

22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
Amount of bones

12
11
10 Total
9
8

0
Bat
Cat
Red Deer
White Deer
Human
Turtle

Animal
Total
Bones Per Forelimb

14
13

12
11
10
9
Humerus
8
Amount of bones

Radius
7 Ulna
6 Metacarpals
5 Phalanges

4
3
2
1
0
Bat
Cat
Red Deer
White Deer
Human
Turtle

Animal
Humerus
Radius
Ulna
Metacarpals
Phalanges
Bones
#
Bat Cat Red Deer White Deer Human Turtle
Humerus 1 1 1 1 1 1
Radius 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ulna 1 1 1 1 1 1
Metacarpals 5 5 1 1 5 1
Phalanges 8 9 14 14 14 14

Total 16 17 18 18 22 18

Length
(cm)
Bat Cat Red Deer White Deer Human Turtle
Humerus 2.7 10.4 20.6 18.6 28.5 4
Radius 4.7 9.2 23.9 19.3 22 2
Ulna 11.3 29.7 22.2 21 2
Metacarpals 3.9 2.7 23.6 20.2 6 0.7
Phalanges 3.8 1.6 13.7 10.1 9 2.6

Radius Diameter
(cm) (cm)
Bat Cat Red Deer White Deer Human Turtle Bat Cat
Humerus 0.3 3.8 3.8 1.6 1.6 0.6 Humerus 0.6 7.6
Radius 0.2 2.3 2.3 1.1 1.1 0.4 Radius 0.4 4.6
Ulna 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.3 Or Ulna 0 1.8
Metacarpals 0.1 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.7 0.2 Metacarpals 0.2 4.2
Phalanges 0.1 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.1 Phalanges 0.2 2.4

length of each bone


as % of humerus
Bat Cat Red Deer White Deer Human Turtle
Radius 174% 88% 116% 104% 77% 50%
Ulna 0% 109% 144% 119% 74% 50%
Metacarpals 144% 26% 115% 109% 21% 18%
Phalanges 141% 15% 67% 54% 32% 65%

Radius of each Diameter of each


bone as % of humerus bone as % of hume
Bat Cat Red Deer White Deer Human Turtle Bat Cat
Radius 67% 61% 61% 69% 69% 67% Radius 67% 61%
Ulna 0% 24% 24% 38% 38% 50% Or Ulna 0% 24%
Metacarpals 33% 55% 55% 106% 106% 33% Metacarpals 33% 55%
Phalanges 33% 32% 32% 56% 56% 17% Phalanges 33% 32%
Diameter
(cm)
Red Deer White Deer Human Turtle
7.6 3.2 3.2 1.2
4.6 2.2 2.2 0.8
1.8 1.2 1.2 0.6
4.2 3.4 3.4 0.4
2.4 1.8 1.8 0.2
Diameter of each
bone as % of humerus
Red Deer White Deer Human Turtle
61% 69% 69% 67%
24% 38% 38% 50%
55% 106% 106% 33%
32% 56% 56% 17%

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