pectoral girdle region in dogs

An organism subdivision that includes the pectoral girdle skeleton and associated soft tissue. Note that this includes both the skeletal elements and associated tissues (integument, muscle, etc). Examples: There are only two instances in an organism, right and left pectoral girdle regions. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the pectoral girdle region is

An organism subdivision that includes the pectoral girdle skeleton and associated soft tissue. Note that this includes both the skeletal elements and associated tissues (integument, muscle, etc). Examples: There are only two instances in an organism, right and left pectoral girdle regions. The atlas records it as a region at the region scale in the dog.

Where the pectoral girdle region is

This dataset records no region or system for it. No positional evidence of any kind. Drawn outside the body so it can still be found and counted, never inside it.

What the pectoral girdle region connects to

The atlas records 17 typed relationships for it, across 6 kinds of connection. part of anatomical entity, appendage girdle complex and pectoral complex.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the pectoral girdle region. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as cingulum membri superioris, girdle - pectoral, shoulder girdle, upper limb girdle, pectoral girdle and pectoral region. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0001421, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

Questions

Where is the pectoral girdle region?

This dataset records no region or system for it. No positional evidence of any kind. Drawn outside the body so it can still be found and counted, never inside it.

What does the pectoral girdle region connect to?

Part of: anatomical entity, appendage girdle complex and pectoral complex.

Is the pectoral girdle region the same in other species?

This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.