A (free) limb that is connected to a pectoral girdle. The extent of this structure includes autopod, stylopod and zeugopod regions when present, but excludes the pectoral girdle and its parts. [ UBERONREF:0000003 ]
Synonyms: free upper limb anteriormost limb superior member membrum superius upper limb fore limb forelimb upper extremity pectoral limb free part of upper limb
Term information
- GAID:1215
- BTO:0001729
- GAID:51
- FMA:24878
- AAO:0000205
- SCTID:182245002
- MA:0000025
- MIAA:0000394
- XAO:0003030
- VSAO:0000148
- EFO:0000882
- VHOG:0000338
- MESH:D005552
- EV:0100014
- CALOHA:TS-2214
- UMLS:C1140618 (ncithesaurus:Upper_Extremity)
- MAT:0000394
- Wikipedia:Forelimb
- EMAPA:17412
- galen:UpperExtremity
- NCIT:C12671
- EHDAA2:0002133
- EHDAA:6208
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
Note distinction between arm and forelimb. hand is part of forelimb, but not part of arm
note that this corresponds to FMA:'free upper limb' (a limb segment), NOT FMA:'upper limb'. Both MA and FMA consider shoulder (and shoulder bones) part of upper limb
Term relations
- limb
- pectoral appendage
- has skeleton some forelimb skeleton
- anterior to some hindlimb
- part of some anterior region of body
- develops from some forelimb bud
- has part some forelimb skeleton