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glenohumeral joint

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001470

The glenohumeral joint, commonly known as the shoulder joint, is a multiaxial synovial ball and socket joint and involves articulation between the glenoid fossa of the scapula (shoulder blade) and the head of the humerus (upper arm bone). [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenohumeral_joint ]

Synonyms: humeral joint, articulatio humeri

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim

UBPROP 0000012

in FMA, this is part of the bony pectoral girdle, alongside the skeleton of pectoral girdle

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Gray327.png

editor note

note that in this ontology 'glenoid fossa' is a cavity (consistent with FMA) - consider adding a class for the surface of the scapula that is adjacent to this cavity, and making a more explicit connects relationship

has related synonym

humeroscapular joint

has broad synonym

joint of shoulder, shoulder joint

id

UBERON:0001470

prefLabel

glenohumeral joint, Glenohumeral joint