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upper extremity
Sign in to saveAlso known as upper limb
arm (hand + forearm + upper arm + pectoral girdle)
Key facts
- System
- Musculoskeletal
- Latin
- membrum superius
- Mesh
- D034941
- Ta98
- A01.1.00.019
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
225,372 papers- A review of upper extremity deep vein thrombosis.Postgraduate medicine · 2021
- Upper Extremity Venous Access.Interventional cardiology clinics · 2025
- Upper Extremity Vascular Access.Interventional cardiology clinics · 2025
- Upper Extremity Prosthetics: Current Options and Future Innovations.The Journal of hand surgery · 2023
- Upper Extremity Neuropathies in Athletes.Current sports medicine reports · 2025
via PubMed
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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 extremity” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.