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7 wrz 2024 · Medial and Lateral. Imagine a line in the sagittal plane, splitting the right and left halves evenly. This is the midline. Medial means towards the midline, lateral means away from the midline. Examples: The eye is lateral to the nose. The nose is medial to the ears. The brachial artery lies medial to the biceps tendon.
14 wrz 2021 · Used with respect to the midline of the trunk of a body in anatomical position. A structure that medial to another is closer to the midline of the body’s trunk. A feature that is lateral to another is farther away from the midline of the trunk.
27 kwi 2017 · In standard anatomical position, the head is the most superior part of the body, and the feet are the most inferior. Medial-Lateral Lateral describes the parts of the body that are toward the sides, while medial describes the middle of the body.
10 lip 2024 · Medial: The middle or direction toward the middle of the body. For example, the hallux (commonly called the “big toe”) is the medial toe. Posterior (or dorsal): The back or direction toward the back of the body. For example, the shoulder blades are on the posterior side of the chest.
30 wrz 2019 · Anatomical position is the description of any region or part of the body in a specific stance. In the anatomical position, the body is upright, directly facing the observer, feet flat and directed forward.
30 lip 2022 · Anatomical position describes a person standing upright, with the arms at the sides and the palms facing forward (as demonstrated in the image below). Body planes (a plane is a flat, two-dimensional surface) are imaginary surfaces that run through the body and divide it into different sections.
21 lut 2024 · Medial and Lateral. “Medial” means towards the midline of the body, while “lateral” means away from the midline. The nose is medial, while the ears are lateral. Proximal and Distal. These terms are primarily for limbs. “Proximal” means closer to where the limb attaches to the body, and “distal” means further away.
