An organism subdivision that includes the pectoral girdle skeleton and associated soft tissue. Note that this includes both the skeletal elements and associated tissues (integument, muscle, etc). Examples: There are only two instances in an organism, right and left pectoral girdle regions. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 UBERONREF:0000003 FMA:23217 ]
Synonyms: girdle - pectoral cingulum membri superioris
Term information
- galen:ShoulderGirdle
- FMA:23217
- EMAPA:37856 (MA:th)
- VSAO:0000305
- SCTID:229759004
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
this class describes the organism subdivision, NOT the skeleton within. See also: skeleton of pectoral girdle (UBERON:0007831).
Note that this class describes the central subdivision of the pectoral girdle complex, NOT the skeleton within.[VSAO]
An organism subdivision that includes the pectoral girdle skeleton. Note that this includes both the skeletal elements and associated tissues (integument, muscle, etc). There is only one instance of the pectoral girdle region per organism.[VSAO]