Upper limb anatomy

Dr Tim Luijkx ◉ ◈ et al.

Upper limb anatomy encompasses the anatomy of the shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand.

This anatomy section promotes the use of the Terminologia Anatomica, the global standard for correct gross anatomical nomenclature.

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Anatomy: General

anatomic position
Terminologia Anatomica
- superseded nomenclature
  - Nomina Anatomica
  - Basle Nomina Anatomica (BNA)
anatomic variants
regional anatomy
- brain
- head and neck
- spine
- thorax
- abdomen and pelvis
- upper limb
- lower limb
systems anatomy
- reticuloendothelial system
- endocrine system
labeled imaging anatomy cases
osteology
- skeleton
  - axial skeleton
  - appendicular skeleton
- bones
  - macroscopic structure
  - microscopic structure
  - bone growth
    - fetal bone formation
      - notochord
    - developmental ossification
      - endochondral ossification
        
        primary ossification
        
        secondary ossification
      - intramembranous ossification
  - bones types
  - nutrient foramen
joints
- structural types
- functional types
- bursa
muscles
organs
- embryology
  - mesenchyme
  - parenchyma
skin
- glomus body
blood vessels
- histology
  - intracranial arteries
nerves
- histology
  - Obersteiner-Redlich zone

Anatomy: Radiological

The anatomy section is organized into seven expandable chapters based on regional body systems:

Article information

rID: 33445

System: Vascular, Musculoskeletal

Section: Anatomy

Tag: anatomy; upper limb

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