loading...| Preferred Name |
femur |
| Synonyms |
thigh bone femoral bone os femoris mesomere 1 of pevlic appendage os longissimum proximal metapterygial mesomere of pelvic appendage os femorale proximal metapterygial mesomere of pelvic fin |
| Definitions |
Endochondral longbone connecting the pelvic girdle with posterior zeugopodium skeleton.[VSAO, modified]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000981 |
| database_cross_reference |
galen:Femur AAO:0000887 BTO:0001284 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjOJJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA GAID:199 EFO:0001396 FMA:9611 MA:0001359 VHOG:0001159 EMAPA:19143 VSAO:0000186 NCIT:C12717 UMLS:C0015811 XAO:0003214 CALOHA:TS-0322 MESH:A02.835.232.500.247 AAO:0000889 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/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_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
femoral bone os femoris mesomere 1 of pevlic appendage os longissimum proximal metapterygial mesomere of pelvic appendage os femorale proximal metapterygial mesomere of pelvic fin |
| 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 |
| label |
femur |
| notation |
UBERON:0000981 |
| prefLabel |
femur |
| proximally connected to | |
| treeView | |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008202 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003608 |