Upper Extremity

The region of the upper limb in animals, extending from the deltoid region to the HAND, and including the ARM; AXILLA; and SHOULDER.

Year introduced: 2003

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Tree Number(s): A01.378.800

MeSH Unique ID: D034941

Entry Terms:

• Extremities, Upper
• Upper Extremities
• Extremity, Upper
• Membrum superius
• Upper Limb
• Limbs, Upper
• Limb, Upper
• Upper Limbs

Previous Indexing:

• Arm (1963-2002)

See Also:

• Bones of Upper Extremity

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Body Regions
Extremities
Upper Extremity
Arm
Axilla
Elbow
Forearm
Hand
Fingers +
Metacarpus
Shoulder
Wrist