outer arm

Spiral galaxy edge

The outer arm is the portion of the arm from elbow to shoulder, as distinguished from the forearm.

In anatomy texts, this is the upper arm or brachium.

The term appears most often in contexts describing tattoo placement, injuries, or muscle development: She got a sleeve tattoo covering her outer arm.

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Milky Way · touch · spiral galaxy · star formation · rub · shoulder · brachium · appendage · limb · reach · star cluster · hair · galaxy · bump · wing · wrist · brush · tentacle

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radial position

outer armhub

Central connection point

core · center

Family

outer, arm, out, outward, outwardly, outermost, arms, armed, arming

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