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. [ UBERONREF:0000003 ]
Synonyms: free upper limb superior member anteriormost limb membrum superius upper limb fore limb forelimb upper extremity free part of upper limb pectoral limb
Term information
- SCTID:182245002
- MESH:D005552
- AAO:0000205
- VSAO:0000148
- MA:0000025
- EV:0100014
- EFO:0000882
- MIAA:0000394
- FMA:24878
- EHDAA:6208
- GAID:1215
- GAID:51
- EHDAA2:0002133
- EMAPA:17412
- NCIT:C12671
- XAO:0003030
- CALOHA:TS-2214
- galen:UpperExtremity
- UMLS:C1140618 (ncithesaurus:Upper_Extremity)
- MAT:0000394
- Wikipedia:Forelimb
- BTO:0001729
- VHOG:0000338
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
Note distinction between arm and forelimb. hand is part of forelimb, but not part of arm
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
Term relations
- pectoral appendage
- limb
- has skeleton some forelimb skeleton
- part of some anterior region of body
- anterior to some hindlimb
- connected to some pectoral girdle region
- develops from some forelimb bud
- part of some pectoral complex
- forelimb muscle
- forelimb long bone
- forelimb joint
- forelimb stylopod
- forelimb mesenchyme
- forelimb nerve
- forelimb connective tissue
- forelimb skin
- forelimb blood vessel
- forelimb endochondral element
- distal carpal endochondral element
- proximal carpal endochondral element
- nail bed of finger
- upper limb segment
- dorsal digital artery of manus
- abductor pollicis muscle
- abductor pollicis, radioulna-prepollox
- median basilic vein
- basilic vein
- arm
- nuptial pad
- equine forelimb splint bone
- manual digit plus metapodial segment
- forelimb feather
- principal vein of forelimb
- palmar branch of median nerve
- palmaris longus muscle
- musculature of upper limb
- lymph node of upper limb
- forelimb digital artery
- forelimb digital vein
- manual digit
- forelimb zeugopod
- manus
- pronator teres
- abductor pollicis longus
- pectoral flipper tubercle
- forelimb skeleton