Distal refers to sites located away from a reference point. The hand is distal to the shoulder. The thumb is distal to the wrist. Usually, that reference point is the center or midline of the body.
Distal refers to sites located away from a reference point. The hand is distal to the shoulder. The thumb is distal to the wrist. Usually, that reference point is the center or midline of the body.
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The epiphyses are the distal and proximal ends of long bones
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medial malleolus
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. The insertion is considered the moveable part, or the part
that attaches farthest from the midline or center of the body. The
insertion in known as the distal attachment.