upper arm
Sign in to saveAlso known as brachium, forelimb stylopod, forelimb propodium, arm
proximal part of the free upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow
Key facts
- System
- Musculoskeletal
- Latin
- membrum superius
- Mesh
- D034941
- Ta98
- A01.1.00.019
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
250,802 papers- UPPER ARM CONTOURING - A NARRATIVE REVIEW.Georgian medical news · 2022
- Upper arm posture during human embryonic and fetal development.Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2022
- Woman With Swollen Upper Arm.Annals of emergency medicine · 2023
- Measurement of mid-upper arm circumference to screen for childhood malnutrition: General applicability and use in special populations.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2024
- The performance of mid-upper arm circumference for identifying children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health nutrition · 2022
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- arm
- Image
- UpperarmStd.jpg
- Connects with
- pectoral girdle
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- Commons category
- Arms
- Commons gallery
- Arm
- topic's main category
- Category:Arm
- does not have part
- forearm
- arterial supply
- axillary artery
- venous drainage
- axillary vein
- anatomical location
- free upper limb
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C32141
- different from
- shoulder
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
The upper limbs or upper extremities are the forelimbs of an upright-postured tetrapod vertebrate, extending from the scapulae and clavicles down to and including the digits, including all the musculatures and ligaments involved with the shoulder, elbow, wrist and knuckle joints. In humans, each upper limb is divided into the shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand, and is primarily used for climbing, lifting and manipulating objects. In anatomy, just as arm refers to the upper arm, leg refers to the lower leg.
Definition
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “upper arm” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.