FuTRES Ontology of Vertebrate Traits

Last uploaded: March 19, 2026

Id	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000976 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000976
Preferred Name	humerus
Definitions	Paired endochondral long bone that extends between the pectoral girdle and the skeletal parts of the forelimb. [PHENOSCAPE:mah].
Synonyms	humerus bone humeri proximal metapterygial mesomere of pectoral appendage proximal metapterygial mesomere of pectoral fin mesomere 1 of pectoral appendage
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

prefLabel	humerus
label	humerus
develops_from	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006245
depiction	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Illu_upper_extremity.jpg
has_exact_synonym	humerus bone humeri
has_related_synonym	proximal metapterygial mesomere of pectoral appendage proximal metapterygial mesomere of pectoral fin mesomere 1 of pectoral appendage
UBPROP_0000001	Paired, elongate, cylindrical bones of endochondral origin that extend from the pectoral girdle to the elbows.[AAO]
contributor	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9114-8737 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
proximally connected to	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007831
RO_0002175	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
inSubset	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#mouse_subset http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_subset http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim See more See less
treeView	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006245
textual definition	Paired endochondral long bone that extends between the pectoral girdle and the skeletal parts of the forelimb. [PHENOSCAPE:mah].
UBPROP_0000007	humeral
UBPROP_0000003	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]
notation	UBERON:0000976
overlaps	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001470
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
subClassOf	http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003461 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0015053 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003607 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004250
database_cross_reference	AAO:0000679 EFO:0001398 MESH:D006811 Wikipedia:Humerus SCTID:181923006 EMAPA:19106 CALOHA:TS-2202 UMLS:C0020164 XAO:0003210 galen:Humerus NCIT:C12731 VHOG:0001158 FMA:13303 GAID:183 MA:0001356 See more See less
id	UBERON:0000976

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