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Which term means a pulling force exerted on a limb in a distal direction in an effort to return the bone or joint to normal alignment?
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What procedure exerts a pulling force on the distal end of the affected limb?
Traction is a pulling force exerted on a limb in a distal direction in an effort to return a bone or joint to normal alignment.
Which direction describes the hand in relation to the shoulder?
distal
What is the term for the direction and distance you are from your origin?
Those two pieces of information give the displacement vector.
What is The knee to the hip?
This is the part of the leg called the thigh.
Describe in directional terms the relationship between the patella and the ankle?
The ankle is distal to the knee. The knee is proximal to the ankle. Distal means further from the reference point, proximal means loser to the reference point.
What procedure exerts a pulling force on the distal end of the affected limb?
Traction is a pulling force exerted on a limb in a distal direction in an effort to return a bone or joint to normal alignment.
What anatomical direction is distal?
Distal refers to 'further from the attachment point'. For example, the ankle is distal to the knee.
What opposite direction is cephalic?
Distal
Which direction describes the hand in relation to the shoulder?
distal
What direction is the ankle to the knee?
The ankle is distal to the knee.
Describe direction of fetal development distal-proximal or caudal-rostral?
claudal-rostal, proximal distal <--i think
What is the correct anatomical direction from the kee to the foot?
inferior or distal
A baby's control over muscle progresses in what direction?
inferior direction as well as a proximal/distal direction
What is the term for the direction and distance you are from your origin?
Those two pieces of information give the displacement vector.
How would you describe the flow of blood from the heart to the right thumb and back to the heart using the terms proximal distal medial and lateral?
The blood moves in a lateral direction to the distal right thumb. Then the blood comes back in a proximal direction toward the medial body, where the heart is located.
In which region of the nephron does secretion occur?
The distal tubule
Is the ankle proximal or distal to the hip?
Distal
