Preferred Label : postcranial axial skeleton;
Uberon definition : The postcranial subdivision of skeleton structural components forming the long axis
of the vertebrate body; in Danio, consisting of the notochord, vertebrae, ribs, supraneurals,
intermuscular bones, and unpaired median fins; in human consists of the bones of the
vertebral column, the thoracic cage and the pelvis[ZFA FMA].;
Uberon synonym : post-cranial axial skeleton;
Uberon broad term : axial skeleton;
Uberon Homology note : The axial musculoskeletal system represents the plesiomorphic locomotor engine of
the vertebrate body, playing a central role in locomotion. In craniates, the evolution
of the postcranial skeleton is characterized by two major transformations. First,
the axial skeleton became increasingly functionally and morphologically regionalized.
Second, the axial-based locomotion plesiomorphic for craniates became progressively
appendage-based with the evolution of extremities in tetrapods.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0002090;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- develops from
- has part
- part of
The postcranial subdivision of skeleton structural components forming the long axis
of the vertebrate body; in Danio, consisting of the notochord, vertebrae, ribs, supraneurals,
intermuscular bones, and unpaired median fins; in human consists of the bones of the
vertebral column, the thoracic cage and the pelvis[ZFA FMA].
