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humerus

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Paired endochondral long bone that extends between the pectoral girdle and the skeletal parts of the forelimb. [PHENOSCAPE:mah] [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/106 ]

Term info

Label

humerus

Synonyms
  • humeri
  • humerus bone
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

contributor

https://github.com/cmungall, https://github.com/mellybelly

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Illu_upper_extremity.jpg

external definition

Paired, elongate, cylindrical bones of endochondral origin that extend from the pectoral girdle to the elbows.[AAO]

has related synonym

proximal metapterygial mesomere of pectoral appendage, proximal metapterygial mesomere of pectoral fin, mesomere 1 of pectoral appendage

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:0000976