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What are the main directional term of the body?
The head is superior to the heart The fibula is lateral to the tibia The leg is inferior to the thigh The brain is deep to the skull The skin is superficial to muscle The arm is proximal to the forearm The hand is distal to the shoulder The left ear and left eye are ipsilateral to each other. The ears are contralateral to each other The heart is medial to the arms
How many phalanges in a human thumb?
your thumb has 2 phalanges phalanges is a special word for joint every other finger has 3
What are the fourteen bones that form the framework of the fingers on each hand?
The fourteen bones that form the framework of the fingers on each hand are called phalanges. Each finger has three phalanges, except for the thumb which has two. The phalanges are named proximal, middle, and distal based on their position from the hand outward.
Where is the nose relative to the throat medial or proximal?
The nose is superior and slightly anterior to the throat. Both structures are midline, so one can't be called medial to the other.
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.
What are the main directional term of the body?
The head is superior to the heart The fibula is lateral to the tibia The leg is inferior to the thigh The brain is deep to the skull The skin is superficial to muscle The arm is proximal to the forearm The hand is distal to the shoulder The left ear and left eye are ipsilateral to each other. The ears are contralateral to each other The heart is medial to the arms
How many phalanges in a human thumb?
your thumb has 2 phalanges phalanges is a special word for joint every other finger has 3
What are the fourteen bones that form the framework of the fingers on each hand?
The fourteen bones that form the framework of the fingers on each hand are called phalanges. Each finger has three phalanges, except for the thumb which has two. The phalanges are named proximal, middle, and distal based on their position from the hand outward.
Is the tibia lateral to the fibula?
The fibula is located lateral to the tibia. In overall anatomical position, the tibia is medial in the body, and the tibia lateral. Both are located in the lower leg. The tibia articulates with the patella proximally, the fibula laterally, and the talus distally.
What is the proper use of directional body terminology?
Directional body terminology is used to describe the position of body parts in relation to each other or to reference points on the body. It is important for accurate communication in fields such as healthcare and sports. For example, "lateral" refers to the side of the body away from the midline, while "anterior" means towards the front of the body.
Where is the nose relative to the throat medial or proximal?
The nose is superior and slightly anterior to the throat. Both structures are midline, so one can't be called medial to the other.
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.
There are how many phalanges of the pollex?
The pollex is the thumb and it has only 2 phalanges, the distal and the proximal. all of the other fingers have a distal, middle and proximal.
Is the ear lateral to the cheeks?
the ear is ipselateral to the cheeks because ear refers to right or left ear but if the statement says "EARS" with the s, the ears are lateral to the cheeks because it is towards the side with respect to the imaginary midline.
Is the proximal femur close to the pelvis?
The Femur is the Thigh Bone (the bone in the top part of the leg) It is connected to the Pelvis at the Hip (synnovial Ball and Socket joint between the head of the femur and the Acetabulum of the pelvis) and to the two bones of the lower leg (Tibia and Fibula) at the Knee joint (a synnovial hinge joint). The term Proximal is the opposite partner of the term Distal. Distal has perhaps the more obvious of the two meaning as it is related to the word "distant" meaning far away. The term, when used in anatomy, means the part of a structure that is far away from the trunk of the body. Proximal then, being the opposite, means the part of a structure that is closest to the trunk of the body. For example the three phalangees in a finger are reffered to as the proximal (the one that connects to the hand), middle (the one that is between the other two) and distal ( the one at the tip of the finger) phallangess. The terms however are also sometimes used when talking about internal organs. By definition of the terms this is an incorrect usage but there is no other practical way to describe things like the small intestine as it is soo convoluted. In short the Proximal Part of the Femur is the part that is close to pelvis (the the distal part is close to the knee) but as there is only one femur in each side, ie not one further from the trunk than the other, it is incorrect to call it the proximal femur.
What are the long hand bones proximal to the phalanges?
The long hand bones proximal to the phalanges are the metacarpals. They articulate with the carpals of the wrist at one end and the phalanges of the fingers at the other end. There are five metacarpal bones in each hand.
What is a lateral blockage in the ear canal?
A lateral blockage in the ear canal is something obstructing the path from the outside of your body to the eardrum. The word "lateral" suggests that the blockage is near the entrance, although I think most people would call that a proximal blockage.
