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Q: Is the lefthand distal to the right hand?
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Are the fingers distal to the hand?

no


Is the hand is proximal to elbow?

No . The hand is proximal to the wrist . Proximal = proximity[ closeness] Distal = distant [ farther away ]


Is the hand inferior to the wrist?

A more correct term would be that the hand in distal to the wrist.


Is the stomach distal to the heart?

The heart is SUPERIOR to the stomach...ABOVE... Distal usually only applies to the appendages, or limbs. The hand is distal to the elbow. The foot is distal to the ankle. Distal might give you partial credit for some answers but when you are dealing with the torso you will want to use SUPERIOR or INFERIOR.


What anatomical direction is distal?

Distal refers to 'further from the attachment point'. For example, the ankle is distal to the knee.

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Is the wrist distal or proximal to the hand?

nope. easy way to remember: proximal=proximity, hence closer to the body, and distal=distance, hence further away from the body. so the wrist is distal to the shoulder, and the shoulder is proximal to the wrist. make sense?


Is hand proximal to the elbow?

No. 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.


1989 jeep Is the harmonic balancer bolt righthand or lefthand thread?

Normal right hand thread. Counter clock wise to loosen.


The fingers are distal to the hand?

no


Are the fingers distal to the hand?

no


Is the elbow proximal or distal to your fingers?

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.


The elbow is distal to the shoulder and what to the fingers?

The shoulder is superior to the hand, it cannot be classified as distal or proximal.


Is the hand is proximal to elbow?

No . The hand is proximal to the wrist . Proximal = proximity[ closeness] Distal = distant [ farther away ]


Are the vertebrae of the spine distal to the arms?

The vertebrae are not distal to the arms; they are medial to the arms. The hand, wrist, and fingers are distal to the arms.


Is there a left hand model baikal mp 153?

nope, no lefthand available


What is distal aspect of the right clavicle?

The distal aspect of the right clavicle is the part of the right collarbone farthest from the breastbone. The distal clavicle articulates with the acromion process of the scapula.


Is the shoulder proximal or distal to the wrist?

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