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Is the thumb proximal to the finger?
No, according to the anatomical position, the thumb is lateral to the fingers.
What is the position of the thumb to the little finger in the anatomical position?
In the anatomical position of the hand the palm is facing forward. The thumb is placed in contact with the index finger. You can see the picture of the anatomical position. It is better to see than describe the same.
Why is the thumb not used for taking a patients pulse?
the thumb's tip is in a awkward position than the other fingertips.
Is the thumb internal to the humerus?
The thumb would be external in relation to the humerus, if the body is laid in the anatomical position.
What is the anatomical position of the little finger to the thumb?
lateral
What is the correct thumb position for playing the guitar?
The correct thumb position for playing the guitar is usually behind the neck, opposite to your fingers, providing support and stability while playing.
Is the thumb lateral digit of the hand?
In the anatomical position, yes it is.
Is the thumb is the lateral digit of the hand?
In the anatomical position, yes it is.
Which is medial the pollux or the 5th metacarpal?
The pollux, or thumb, is lateral to the fifth metacarpal in anatomical position. The pinkie is medial to the thumb.
How can you sprain your thumb?
You bend it further than it can normally comfortably go. Or you can position your thumb straight and hit it as hard as you can on a floor.
Is the thumb medial to the ring finger?
No. When the body is in the anatomical position, the thumb is further away from the midline. You say that the thumb is lateral to the ring finger.
What position is the thumb to the little finger in the anatomical position?
Human anatomists restrict opposition to when the thumb is approximated to the fifth digit (little finger) and refer to other approximations between the thumb and other digits as apposition. To anatomists, this makes sense as two intrinsic hand muscles are named for this specific movement (the opponens pollicis and opponens digiti minimi respectively).Moving a limb back to its neutral position is called reposition and a rotary movement is referred to as circumduction.
