forelimbs
Wings or arms
Forelimbs are the front limbs of an animal—the arms of a primate, the front legs of a horse, the wings of a bird.
The term belongs to anatomy and zoology, where it usefully groups structures that share evolutionary origin regardless of function: The whale's forelimbs evolved into flippers.
Upper arm's long bone
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- ulnaInner forearm bone
- scapulaPosterior thoracic bone
- clavicleHorizontal bone above ribs
carpals · metacarpals · phalanges · shoulder · elbow · wrist · joints · muscles
Secure manual hold
- graspSeize or understand
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- holdMaintain in grasp
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
catch · clasp · handle · manipulate · reach · dexterity · prehensile · opposable
humerus
Upper arm's long bone
clavicle · carpals · metacarpals · phalanges · shoulder · elbow · wrist · joints · muscles · tendons
grip
Secure manual hold
seize · catch · clasp · handle · manipulate · reach · dexterity · prehensile · opposable · brachiation
powerful
Having great strength
force · robust · sturdy · endurance · resistance · athletic · lifting · pushing · striking · supporting
gallop
Swiftest quadruped gait
walk · run · stride · bound · leap · crawl · scamper · prowl · quadrupedal · knuckle-walking