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Upper arm

Known as: Brachiums, Brachium, Regio brachialis 
The portion of the upper extremity between the shoulder and the elbow. For clinical purposes this term is also used to refer to the whole superior… 
National Institutes of Health

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Above elbow amputation (procedure)Amputation of arm through elbow (procedure)Amputation of forearm through radius AND ulnaAmputation, arm through humerus; open, circular (guillotine)

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Limb structureSkeletal system

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Classroom furniture dimensions and anthropometric measures in primary school.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Flow-mediated dilatation following wrist and upper arm occlusion in humans: the contribution of nitric oxide.
Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery assessed by high-resolution ultrasound is widely used to measure… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The Lateral Upper Arm Flap: Anatomy and Clinical Applications
There is a highly dependable free flap donor site of moderate size on the posterolateral aspect of the distal upper arm. The area… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
New standards of weight and body composition by frame size and height for assessment of nutritional status of adults and the elderly.
The study includes measurements of height, weight, triceps skinfold, subscapular skinfold, upper arm circumference, and elbow… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Muscles across the elbow joint: a biomechanical analysis.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Afferent projections to the ventral tegmental area of Tsai and interfascicular nucleus: A horseradish peroxidase study in the rat
  • O. Phillipson
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1979
  • Corpus ID: 38687887
Using the retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase (HRP), a study has been made of projections to the ventral tegmental… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Differential behavioral and neurochemical effects following lesions of the dorsal or median raphe nuclei in rats.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Ascending central gustatory pathways
The central gustatory pathways of the albino rat have been traced using a combined electrophysiological‐neuroanatomical technique… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
The organization of the ascending auditory pathway in the pigeon (Columba livia). I. Diencephalic projections of the inferior colliculus (nucleus mesencephali lateralis, pars dorsalis).
Highly Cited
1941
Highly Cited
1941
A STUDY OF THALAMO-CORTICAL RELATIONS
The present study is a topographical analysis of thalamo-cortical relations as revealed by alterations in the electrocorticogram… 
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