Endochondral longbone connecting the pelvic girdle with posterior zeugopodium skeleton.[VSAO, modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femur VSAO:0000186 ]
Synonyms: thigh bone
Term information
- SCTID:182046008
- MESH:D005269
- BTO:0001284
- EMAPA:19143
- VHOG:0001159
- galen:Femur
- CALOHA:TS-0322
- EFO:0001396
- AAO:0000887
- GAID:199
- Wikipedia:Femur
- XAO:0003214
- AAO:0000889
- NCIT:C12717
- FMA:9611
- VSAO:0000186
- MA:0001359
- UMLS:C0015811 (ncithesaurus:Femur)
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
Endochondral longbone connecting the pelvic girdle with posterior zeugopodium.[VSAO]
Paired, elongate, cylindrical bones of endochondral origin that form the thighs, extending from the pelvic girdles to the knees.[AAO]
os femorale
mesomere 1 of pevlic appendage
femoral bone
os femoris
proximal metapterygial mesomere of pelvic appendage
os longissimum
proximal metapterygial mesomere of pelvic fin
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]
Term relations
- femur endochondral element
- upper leg bone
- bone of hip region
- hindlimb long bone
- proximally connected to some pelvic girdle skeleton
- develops from some femur cartilage element