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Proximal means nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body. If another reference point is given, such as the heart, the proximal point of another organ or extremity is the point closest to the heart -- central rather than peripheral.
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What is the proximal direction of the body?
Proximal means closer to the origin of the limb, so the knee is proximal to the ankle, and the wrist is proximal to the thumb.
Is the head distal or proximal to the shoulders?
Proximal
Is the ankle is proximal to the foot?
Proximal, anything closer to midsection in proximal (closer) than distal (distant).
Are peyer patches in the proximal or distal intestine?
proximal ?
The portion of the nephron closest to the renal corpuscle is the?
Proximal tubule
Differentiate between proximal and distal parenting?
proximal parenting
The proximal end of the forearm refers to?
The olecranon is known as the proximal end of the forearm. The proximal end of the forearm refers to the olecranon.
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.
What is the opposite of proximal?
The term most opposite of proximal is "distal."
Term that means direction closest to the point of reference?
proximal
What is the proximal end?
proximal end is that end of bone which away from joint
What is the medical term meaning toward the origin of attachment to the trunk?
Proximal is the term that means closer to the origin of a limb.
