Forearm
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The forearm is the portion of the forelimb between the manus and the arm in all tetrapods. It is often more simply identifiable as the section between the elbow joint and wrist joint. It usually contains two bones, the radius and ulna (this is a general rule - some animals, such as frogs, have a single bone: the radioulna). It contains many muscles, in order to provide mobility to the manus, and many nerves and blood vessels.
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