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pelvic girdle skeleton
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Skeletal subdivision consisting of a set of bones linking the axial series to the hindlimb zeugopodium and offering anchoring areas for hindlimb and caudal musculature. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelvis ]
Term info
Label
pelvic girdle skeleton
Synonyms
- pelvic girdle skeleton
- skeletal parts of pelvic girdle
- skeleton of pelvic girdle
Subsets
efo_slim, vertebrate_core
indicates that a synonym is used in an inconsistent or confusing way, typically between species
pelvic girdle
[
VSAO
:
0000155
]
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Gray242.png
editor note
need to resolve whether this is a paired structure or a single belt (Paired in FMA - implicitly paired in VSAO)
external definition
Girdle skeleton consisting of a set of bones linking the axial series to the hindlimb/fin skeleton and offering anchoring areas for hindlimb/fin and caudal musculature.[VSAO], Anatomical cluster that consists of the paired basipterygia which support the pelvic fin.[TAO], Anatomical cluster by which the hind limbs are supported and attached to the vertebral column.[AAO]
external ontology notes
Note that the VSAO and many ontologies use the label 'pelvic girdle' to denote the skeletal region specifically. We place the EHDAA2 class here, note that this includes the pre-cartilage condensation as parts
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
pelvic girdle
homology notes
The pelvic girdle is never joined by contributions of dermal bone. From its first appearance in placoderms, the pelvic girdle is exclusively endoskeletal. It arose from pterygiophores, perhaps several times, in support of the fin.[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0007832
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- subdivision of skeleton and part of some pelvic girdle region and skeleton of some pelvic girdle region