Preferred Label : carpal region;
Uberon definition : A mesopodium that is part of a manus. Includes as parts the carpal skeleton and associated
tissues[cjm]. The anatomical region surrounding the carpus including the distal parts
of the bones of the forearm and the proximal parts of the metacarpus or five metacarpal
bones and the series of joints between these bones, thus referred to as wrist joints.
This region also includes the carpal tunnel, the anatomical snuff box, the flexor
retinaculum, and the extensor retinaculum[WP,unvetted];
Uberon synonym : wrist region; fore mesopodium; fore basipodium; carpal limb segment; manus mesopodium; wrist; hand mesopodium; carpal segment;
Uberon related term : carpus;
Uberon narrow term : carpus of fore-paw;
Origin ID : 0004452;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Wrist [ICNP localization]
- Wrist [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Wrist [ICHI extension code]
- Uberon cross reference
- has part
- has skeleton
- part of
A mesopodium that is part of a manus. Includes as parts the carpal skeleton and associated
tissues[cjm]. The anatomical region surrounding the carpus including the distal parts
of the bones of the forearm and the proximal parts of the metacarpus or five metacarpal
bones and the series of joints between these bones, thus referred to as wrist joints.
This region also includes the carpal tunnel, the anatomical snuff box, the flexor
retinaculum, and the extensor retinaculum[WP,unvetted]
