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forelimb

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A (free) limb that is connected to a pectoral girdle. The extent of this structure includes autopod, stylopod and zeugopod regions when present, but excludes the pectoral girdle and its parts. [ ]

Term info

Label

forelimb

Synonyms
  • anteriormost limb
  • fore limb
  • forelimb
  • free part of upper limb
  • free upper limb
  • membrum superius
  • pectoral limb
  • superior member
  • upper extremity
  • upper limb
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

taxonomic disambiguation
pectoral flipper

latin term
membrum superius [ FMA : TA FMA : 7183 ]

curator note

Note distinction between arm and forelimb. hand is part of forelimb, but not part of arm

external definition

Upper limb, which connects the manus with the pectoral girdle.[AAO]

external ontology notes

note that this corresponds to FMA:'free upper limb' (a limb segment), NOT FMA:'upper limb'. Both MA and FMA consider shoulder (and shoulder bones) part of upper limb

has narrow synonym

pectoral flipper

id

UBERON:0002102