The collection of all skeletal elements in a free forelimb region. Excludes the pectoral girdle. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: forelimb skeleton skeleton of forelimb upper limb skeleton fore limb skeleton skeleton of free upper limb pectoral limb skeleton ossa membri superioris bones of upper limb skeleton of pectoral limb free upper limb skeleton set of bones of upper limb skeleton of upper limb
Term information
- FMA:24142
- EMAPA:32623
- XAO:0003061
- VHOG:0001256
- EHDAA2:0002222
- VSAO:0000151
- AAO:0000202
relationship type change: differentiates_from lateral plate mesoderm (AAO:0010574) CHANGED TO: develops_from lateral plate mesoderm (UBERON:0003081)[AAO]
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]