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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

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

taxonomic disambiguation
pectoral flipper

curator notes

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