A major subdivision of a mature or developing limb, including both skeletal elements (or the mesenchyme that gives rise to the skeletal elements) and associated tissues, such as muscle, connective tissue, integument. Examples: autopod region, zeugopod region, stylopod region, metapodial region, arm region. Excludes the limb girdles. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: segment of limb subdivision of limb free limb segment
Term information
- NCIT:C38630
- FMA:241863
- UMLS:C1268195 (ncithesaurus:Extremity_Part)
- MA:0002889
TODO - align this with the CARO2 class 'appendage segment'; note the FMA class does not appear to require repetition
FMA has both limb segment and free limb segment, the former includes the girdles. Note that MA uses the term more generally and includes A,S,Z,S+Z(arm/leg), whereas FMA is just A,S,Z
Term relations
- paired limb/fin segment
- cellular anatomical structure
- existence ends during some fully formed stage
- existence starts during some embryo stage
- has part some skeletal muscle organ