shoulder
A subdivision of the pectoral complex consisting of the structures in the region of the shoulder joint (which connects the humerus, scapula and clavicle). [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: shoulder region
Term info
- SCTID:361103004
- EFO:0003068
- EHDAA:4180
- MA:0000038
- EHDAA2:0001834
- CALOHA:TS-2229
- galen:Shoulder
- EMAPA:17421
- NCIT:C25203
- Wikipedia:Shoulder
- EHDAA:6228
- GAID:60
- UMLS:C0037004 (ncithesaurus:Shoulder)
- VHOG:0000342
- FMA:25202
- MESH:D012782
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
(...) endochondral elements of the early tetrapod shoulder develop from two centers of ossification, giving rise to a scapula and a 'coracoid'.[well established][VHOG]
In FMA, the shoulder is part of the pectoral girdle region. in MA, shoulder structures like shoulder joints, bones, nerves etc are part of the shoulder and the forelimb. E.g. humerus is a shoulder bone
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Shoulderjoint.PNG
articulatio humeri
uberon
UBERON:0001467
Shoulder
Term relations
- organism subdivision
- overlaps some pectoral girdle region
- only in taxon some Tetrapoda
- part of some pectoral complex
- has part some shoulder joint