upper extremity

arm (hand + forearm + upper arm + pectoral girdle)
Thing chiral_organism_subdivision_type Q841423
upper extremity
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upper extremity

Summary

upper extremity is a chiral organism subdivision type[1]. It draws 1,162 Wikipedia views per month (chiral_organism_subdivision_type category, ranking #5 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • upper extremity's instance of is recorded as chiral organism subdivision type[3].
  • upper extremity's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • upper extremity is a type of limb[5].
  • upper extremity is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • upper extremity is part of upper body[7].
  • upper extremity's Commons category is recorded as Human upper limbs[8].
  • upper extremity comprises shoulder[9].
  • upper extremity comprises armpit[10].
  • upper extremity comprises hand[11].
  • upper extremity comprises forearm[12].
  • upper extremity comprises upper arm[13].
  • upper extremity comprises arm[14].
  • upper extremity's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Human upper limbs[15].
  • upper extremity's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Upper limb anatomy[16].
  • upper extremity's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[17].
  • upper extremity's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12671[18].
  • upper extremity's arterial supply is recorded as subclavian artery[19].
  • upper extremity's arterial supply is recorded as axillary artery[20].
  • upper extremity's arterial supply is recorded as brachial artery[21].
  • upper extremity's arterial supply is recorded as radial artery[22].
  • upper extremity's arterial supply is recorded as ulnar artery[23].
  • upper extremity's innervated by is recorded as musculocutaneous nerve[24].
  • upper extremity's innervated by is recorded as axillary nerve[25].
  • upper extremity's innervated by is recorded as radial nerve[26].
  • upper extremity's innervated by is recorded as median nerve[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chiral organism subdivision type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include limb[5] and particular anatomical entity[6].

Use and Application

Components include shoulder[9], a class of anatomical entity[28]; armpit[10], a class of anatomical entity[29]; hand[11], a class of anatomical entity[30]; forearm[12], a chiral organism subdivision type[31]; upper arm[13], a class of anatomical entity[32]; and arm[14], an organism subdivision type[33]. upper extremity is part of upper body[7].

Why It Matters

upper extremity draws 1,162 Wikipedia views per month (chiral_organism_subdivision_type category, ranking #5 of 22).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . teachmeanatomy.info. teachmeanatomy.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . teachmeanatomy.info. teachmeanatomy.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . teachmeanatomy.info. teachmeanatomy.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . teachmeanatomy.info. teachmeanatomy.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . teachmeanatomy.info. teachmeanatomy.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . geekymedics.com. geekymedics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . geekymedics.com. geekymedics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . geekymedics.com. geekymedics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . geekymedics.com. geekymedics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Arterial supply subclavian artery, axillary artery, brachial artery +2
    Has parts
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