manual digit 4 digitopodial skeleton
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_5103624
A subdivision of the skeleton of the autopod consisting of the phalanges of manual digit 4 plus the associated metapodial element. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: manual digit IV digitopodial skeleton
Term info
this class represents a series of phalanges plus a metapodial element. In comparative anatomy terminology we would call this a 'digit', but the label 'digit' is sometimes used to exclude metapodials and to include soft tissue. This series of elements is hypothesized to be homologous to radials.
manual digit 4, manual digit 4 skeleton
uberon
UBERON:5103624