femur
Endochondral longbone connecting the pelvic girdle with posterior zeugopodium skeleton.[VSAO, modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femur ]
Term info
femur
- thigh bone
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
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Endochondral longbone connecting the pelvic girdle with posterior zeugopodium.[VSAO], Paired, elongate, cylindrical bones of endochondral origin that form the thighs, extending from the pelvic girdles to the knees.[AAO]
uberon
os femorale, mesomere 1 of pevlic appendage, femoral bone, os femoris, proximal metapterygial mesomere of pelvic appendage, os longissimum, proximal metapterygial mesomere of pelvic fin
femoral
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]
UBERON:0000981
Term relations
- femur endochondral element
- upper leg bone
- bone of hip region
- hindlimb long bone
- proximally connected to some pelvic girdle skeleton
- develops from some femur cartilage element