cut your body right down the center and there is your midline...
Anatomical lateral refers to the side of the body furthest from the midline, while medial refers to the side of the body closest to the midline. Lateral structures are further away from the center of the body, while medial structures are closer to the center.
The closest bone to the midline on the anterior (front) of the body is the sternum, the lower tip of the sternum is called the xyphoid process. Other than that, there really is no bone close to the midline of the body that has an end. On the back (posterior) is the vertebral column, but those bones do not have ends on them.
Abduction Abduction also means "away from the body"
The term for carrying away from the body is "abduction." It refers to movement away from the midline of the body.
The term "lateral" would be used to describe a position on the arm that is farther away from the midline of the body.
The directional term that means farthest from the midline is "lateral." Lateral refers to a position or direction that is further away from the midline of the body or a structure.
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"Infundibulum is midline" refers to a structure called the infundibulum which lies in the midline of the body. The term highlights the specific location of the infundibulum along the midline of the body.
Anatomical lateral refers to the side of the body furthest from the midline, while medial refers to the side of the body closest to the midline. Lateral structures are further away from the center of the body, while medial structures are closer to the center.
Toward or nearest the middle/midline is MEDIAL
The term you are looking for is "oblique." Muscles that are described as oblique run at an angle or diagonal to the midline of the body.
Adduction is the anatomical term meaning movement toward the midline of the body.
A movement toward the midline is called adduction. Adduct means to bring towards the center. The opposite, "abduction" is moving away from midline.
The term is "medial."
The closest bone to the midline on the anterior (front) of the body is the sternum, the lower tip of the sternum is called the xyphoid process. Other than that, there really is no bone close to the midline of the body that has an end. On the back (posterior) is the vertebral column, but those bones do not have ends on them.
Abduction Abduction also means "away from the body"