humerus

long bone of the upper arm
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q162595
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humerus

Summary

humerus is a class of anatomical entity[1]. humerus ranks in the top 5% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (592 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • humerus's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • humerus's instance of is recorded as bone organ type[4].
  • humerus is a type of arm bone[5].
  • humerus is a type of long bone[6].
  • humerus is a type of endochondral bone[7].
  • humerus is part of set of bones of free part of upper limb[8].
  • humerus's Commons category is recorded as Humerus[9].
  • humerus comprises medial epicondyle of the humerus[10].
  • humerus comprises lateral epicondyle of the humerus[11].
  • humerus comprises surgical neck of the humerus[12].
  • humerus comprises anatomical neck of humerus[13].
  • humerus comprises greater tubercle[14].
  • humerus comprises lesser tubercle[15].
  • humerus comprises head of humerus[16].
  • humerus comprises intertubercular sulcus of the humerus[17].
  • humerus comprises condyle of humerus[18].
  • humerus comprises body of humerus[19].
  • humerus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Humerus[20].
  • humerus's anatomical location is recorded as upper arm[21].
  • humerus's described at URL is recorded as https://www.physio-pedia.com/Humerus[22].
  • humerus's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[23].
  • humerus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24].
  • humerus's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[25].
  • humerus's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12731[26].
  • humerus's arterial supply is recorded as nutrient arteries of humerus[27].

Why It Matters

humerus ranks in the top 5% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (592 views/month).[2] humerus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] humerus is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of set of bones of free part of upper limb
    Arterial supply nutrient arteries of humerus
    Instance of
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