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Is the ischium the name of the muscle which is the furthest from the midline of the body?
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∙ 11y ago
Furthest from the midline is "distal". The ischium is the bone closest to the seat of a chair while you are sitting.
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What type of joint movement occurs when a muscle moves a limb toward the mid line of the body?
Abduction is when a body part moves away from the midline.
The origin is the distal attachment of a muscle?
Origin is typically the proximal attachment of a muscle because it is the least moveable. The distal attachment is where a muscle inserts.
Does the ischium support the weight of the body when sitting?
Yes, The ischium forms the lower and back part of the hip bone.
Muscle group that allows you to draw your legs to midline?
Adductor muscles allow the bringing of the leg toward the midline of the body. In contrast, abductor muscles allow limbs to be drawn outward away from the body.
Distal attachment of a muscle?
. 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.
In medical terms pertaining to the middle means?
Med = medicine, medication, medical You will often hear nurses refer to drugs as "meds". mid = center, middle of You will hear this often used describing how far along a woman's pregnancy term is. Example: Debby is now midterm and is eager for the last trimester to get here.
Where do symphyses occur?
Midline of the body
Where does the ischium go in your body?
The ischium forms the lower and back part of the hip bone. It is situated below the ilium.
What receives the weight of the body when sitting?
The ischium, which is part of the pelvis consists of three fused bones on each side (ilium, ischium, and pubis). The ischium has a bone "bump" called a tuberosity and is called the ischial tuberosity.Ischial tuberosity
What means the direction toword or nearer the midline?
Toward the midline means in the direction of the middle of the body. "Medial" means located closer to the midline, and adduction is movement of the limbs towards the midline.
What is the lowest and strongest portion of the hipbone on which the body rests when sitting?
Ischium
When a person sits the-----of the ischium supports the weight of the body?
ischial tuberosity
