loading...| Preferred Name |
femur |
| Synonyms |
mesomere 1 of pevlic appendage os longissimum femoral bone os femoris thigh bone os femorale proximal metapterygial mesomere of pelvic fin proximal metapterygial mesomere of pelvic appendage |
| Definitions |
Endochondral longbone connecting the pelvic girdle with posterior zeugopodium skeleton.[VSAO, modified]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000981 |
| composed primarily of | |
| database_cross_reference |
VHOG:0001159 MA:0001359 VSAO:0000186 EMAPA:19143 FMA:9611 EFO:0001396 GAID:199 BTO:0001284 AAO:0000887 SCTID:182046008 galen:Femur MESH:D005269 AAO:0000889 Wikipedia:Femur CALOHA:TS-0322 XAO:0003214 NCIT:C12717 UMLS:C0015811 |
| definition |
Endochondral longbone connecting the pelvic girdle with posterior zeugopodium skeleton.[VSAO, modified]. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Gray252.png |
| develops_from | |
| external_definition |
Endochondral longbone connecting the pelvic girdle with posterior zeugopodium.[VSAO] Paired, elongate, cylindrical bones of endochondral origin that form the thighs, extending from the pelvic girdles to the knees.[AAO] |
| has exact synonym |
thigh bone |
| has related synonym |
mesomere 1 of pevlic appendage os longissimum femoral bone os femoris os femorale proximal metapterygial mesomere of pelvic fin proximal metapterygial mesomere of pelvic appendage |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_relational_adjective |
femoral |
| homology_notes |
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] |
| id |
UBERON:0000981 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
femur |
| notation |
UBERON:0000981 |
| only in taxon | |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
femur |
| present_in_taxon | |
| proximally connected to | |
| treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010129 |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008202 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003608 |