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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 word "axial" means "of or pertaining to an axis" or "belonging to the axis of the body", such as the axial skeleton.
Proximal- Closer to the axis of the body
The word "axial" means "of or pertaining to an axis" or "belonging to the axis of the body", such as the axial skeleton.
Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis., Belonging to the axis of the body; as, the axial skeleton; or to the axis of any appendage or organ; as, the axial bones.
Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis., Belonging to the axis of the body; as, the axial skeleton; or to the axis of any appendage or organ; as, the axial bones.
axial skeleton
The neck is part of the axial skeleton. The appendicular skeleton includes the bones of your arms and legs.
Distal is away from the center of body trunk or point of attachment. The wrist is farther away from center of body trunk. Proximal is closest to the body central axis or point of attachment, so the shoulder is proximal.
Axial Skeleton: forms the axis of the body(Examples: skull, vertebrae, rib cage)Appendicular Skeleton: limb bones and their girdles(Examples: Upper limbs, clavicle, scapula; lower limbs, pelvis)
The axial skeleton runs along the body's s midline axis and is made up of 80 bones in the following regions:SkullHyoidAuditory ossiclesRibsSternumVertebral column
Yes, the Axial Skeleton consists of the skull, hyoid, auditory ossicles, vertebral column and thorax. This is a number of 80 bones which run through the axis of the body.