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metacarpus region

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A metapodium region that is part of a manus. [ OBOL:automatic ]

Synonyms: metacarpal part of manus, metacarpal part of hand, distal segment of hand proper, metacarpus, metacarpal region

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000007

metacarpal

UBPROP 0000012

Note that mammalian and non-mammalian AOs differ in whether they consider this a part of the skeleton

depicted by

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Metacarpals_numbered-en.svg

editor note

Note that along with FMA we treat this as a limb segment rather than a purely skeletal element

has narrow synonym

forelimb equine cannon region, forelimb cannon region

id

UBERON:0004453

prefLabel

Metacarpal part of hand