Upper limb
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The upper limb is the professional term used to describe the region that laymen would usually call the "arm". In human anatomy, this area is defined as everything from:
- the shoulder
- the surrounding axilla
- muscles and structures supplied by the brachial plexus nerves
- the arm
- the forearm
- the wrist (carpal joint)
- and the hand.
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