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forelimb skeleton

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The collection of all skeletal elements in a free forelimb region. Excludes the pectoral girdle [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Term info

Label

forelimb skeleton

Synonyms
  • bones of upper limb
  • fore limb skeleton
  • forelimb skeleton
  • free upper limb skeleton
  • ossa membri superioris
  • pectoral limb skeleton
  • set of bones of upper limb
  • skeleton of forelimb
  • skeleton of free upper limb
  • skeleton of pectoral limb
  • skeleton of upper limb
  • upper limb skeleton
database cross reference
taxonomic disambiguation
wing skeleton [ NCBITaxon : 8782 OBOL : automatic ]

latin term
ossa membri superioris [ FMA : 24139 FMA : TA ]

axiom lost from external ontology

relationship type change: differentiates_from lateral plate mesoderm (AAO:0010574) CHANGED TO: develops_from lateral plate mesoderm (UBERON:0003081)[AAO]

editor note

TODO - find a home for: FMA:24139 ! skeleton of upper limb

external definition

Skeletal structure of the paired, anterior appendages.[AAO]

has narrow synonym

wing skeleton

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:0001440