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forelimb skeleton
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001440
The collection of all skeletal elements in a free forelimb region. Excludes the pectoral girdle [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
Label
forelimb skeleton
Synonyms
- bones of upper limb
- fore limb skeleton
- forelimb skeleton
- free upper limb skeleton
- ossa membri superioris
- pectoral limb skeleton
- set of bones of upper limb
- skeleton of forelimb
- skeleton of free upper limb
- skeleton of pectoral limb
- skeleton of upper limb
- upper limb skeleton
axiom lost from external ontology
relationship type change: differentiates_from lateral plate mesoderm (AAO:0010574) CHANGED TO: develops_from lateral plate mesoderm (UBERON:0003081)[AAO]
editor note
TODO - find a home for: FMA:24139 ! skeleton of upper limb
external definition
Skeletal structure of the paired, anterior appendages.[AAO]
has narrow synonym
wing skeleton
has obo namespace
uberon
homology notes
Most anatomists now agree that the three proximal bones of the tetrapod limbs are homologous to the two or three proximal elements of the paired fin skeleton of other sarcopterygians, that is the humerus-femur, radius-tibia, and ulna-fibula.[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0001440
Term relations
Subclass of:
- skeleton of limb
- pectoral appendage skeleton
- skeleton of some forelimb
- part of some forelimb
- proximally connected to some pectoral girdle skeleton
- part of some skeleton of pectoral complex