shoulder
A subdivision of the pectoral complex consisting of the structures in the region of the shoulder joint (which connects the humerus, scapula and clavicle). [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
shoulder
- shoulder region
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
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In FMA, the shoulder is part of the pectoral girdle region. in MA, shoulder structures like shoulder joints, bones, nerves etc are part of the shoulder and the forelimb. E.g. humerus is a shoulder bone
uberon
articulatio humeri
(...) endochondral elements of the early tetrapod shoulder develop from two centers of ossification, giving rise to a scapula and a 'coracoid'.[well established][VHOG]
UBERON:0001467
Term relations
- organism subdivision
- part of some pectoral complex
- has_part some shoulder joint
- has_part some (part of some pectoral girdle region)