humerus
Paired endochondral long bone that extends between the pectoral girdle and the skeletal parts of the forelimb. [PHENOSCAPE:mah]. [ PHENOSCAPE:mah AAO:0000679 https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/106 ]
Synonyms: humeri, humerus bone
Term info
- MA:0001356
- VHOG:0001158
- EFO:0001398
- XAO:0003210
- CALOHA:TS-2202
- UMLS:C0020164 (ncithesaurus:Humerus)
- Wikipedia:Humerus
- GAID:183
- AAO:0000679
- FMA:13303
- EMAPA:19106
- MESH:D006811
- galen:Humerus
- SCTID:181923006
- NCIT:C12731
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
Paired, elongate, cylindrical bones of endochondral origin that extend from the pectoral girdle to the elbows.[AAO]
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]
humeral
https://github.com/cmungall, https://github.com/mellybelly
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Illu_upper_extremity.jpg
proximal metapterygial mesomere of pectoral appendage, mesomere 1 of pectoral appendage, proximal metapterygial mesomere of pectoral fin
uberon
UBERON:0000976
Humerus
Term relations
- upper arm bone
- shoulder bone
- forelimb long bone
- humerus endochondral element
- proximally connected to some pectoral girdle skeleton
- overlaps some glenohumeral joint
- develops from some humerus cartilage element