These are words indicating whether something is nearer or further to a given point of reference. It is commonly used to pinpoint body parts in relation to the body midline. For example; your foot is distal to your knee. "Distal" means further away, "proximal" means closer in.
The distal end of the bone is where it connects to the joint.
The term most opposite of proximal is "distal."
The radius is proximal to the phalanges. The phalanges are distal to the radius.The radius is proximal to the phalanges. The phalanges are distal to the radius.
The hand is distal, because your hand is drawing away from your body. Proximal means closer to the body.Example: The elbow is distal to the chest. The elbow is proximal to the hand. The hand is distal to the chest and the elbow.
Proximal vs. distal, is in reference to the Point of attachment to the axial skeleton. So the shoulder is proximal to the wrist, or the wrist is distal to the shoulder. Distal= further away Proximal= closer
The wrist is distal to the shoulder. The shoulder is proximal to the wrist.
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No . The hand is proximal to the wrist . Proximal = proximity[ closeness] Distal = distant [ farther away ]
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Distal
Proximal is the opposite of distal.
No, electrical activity in the heart moves from proximal to distal.