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Descriptor English: Bones of Upper Extremity
Descriptor Spanish: Huesos de la Extremidad Superior
Descriptor huesos de la extremidad superior
Entry term(s) huesos del miembro superior
Scope note: Huesos del antebrazo y el BRAZO. Incluyen la CLAVÍCULA y la ESCÁPULA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ossos da Extremidade Superior
Descriptor French: Os du membre supérieur
Entry term(s): Upper Extremity Bone
Upper Extremity Bones
Tree number(s): A02.835.232.087
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001133
Scope note: The bones of the upper and lower ARM. They include the CLAVICLE and SCAPULA.
Annotation: avoid: too general; prefer specifics; permitted with all vertebrates; Manual 21.58
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Arm (1966-1997)
Forearm (1969-1997)
specific bones of arm (1966-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98; use explode 1975-97
DeCS ID: 1137
Unique ID: D001133
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Bones of Upper Extremity - Preferred
Concept UI M0001698
Scope note The bones of the upper and lower ARM. They include the CLAVICLE and SCAPULA.
Preferred term Bones of Upper Extremity
Entry term(s) Upper Extremity Bone
Upper Extremity Bones



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