upper arm

Japanese: upper arm(英語表記)upperarm
upper arm

...The hand is from the wrist down.
[Arm]
Because it bends at the elbow, it is divided into two parts: the upper arm and the lower forearm. The upper arm is commonly called the upper arm. The arm corresponds to the leg, but in humans it is smaller than the leg and has a greater degree of freedom of movement.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "upper arm" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…手首から先が手である。
[腕arm]
 ひじで折れ曲がるので,これを2部に分け,上半を上腕upper arm,下半を前腕forearmといい,上腕は俗に〈二の腕〉といわれる。腕は脚に相当する部分であるが,人間では脚より小さく,運動の自由度は大きい。…

※「upper arm」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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