forelimb skeleton
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, skeleton of pectoral limb, bones of upper limb, free upper limb skeleton, set of bones of upper limb, skeleton of upper limb
Term info
- VSAO:0000151
- EHDAA2:0002222
- EMAPA:32623
- AAO:0000202
- VHOG:0001256
- FMA:24142
- XAO:0003061
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001441
Skeletal structure of the paired, anterior appendages.[AAO]
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]
TODO - find a home for: FMA:24139 ! skeleton of upper limb
wing skeleton
uberon
UBERON:0001440
forelimb skeleton, Skeleton of upper limb, Skeleton of free upper limb
Term relations
- skeleton of limb
- pectoral appendage skeleton
- skeleton of some forelimb
- part of some forelimb
- proximally connected to some pectoral girdle skeleton
- part of some skeleton of pectoral complex