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arm

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The part of the forelimb extending from the shoulder to the autopod[cjm]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm ]

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000003

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]

curator note

this class refers to the combination of the stylopod and zeugopod of a forelimb. Sometimes (cf FMA), 'arm' denotes the stylopod only; sometimes (cf MA), 'arm' denotes the part of the forelimb covering both (i.e. shoulder to hand). Also note distinction between arm and forelimb: hand is part of forelimb, but not part of arm

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Upperarm.jpg

editor note

currently declared as overlapping hand, as AOs disagree over whether some wrist parts are in the arm or hand

has related synonym

brachium, upper extremity

id

UBERON:0001460