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The fingers are distal to the wrist. The wrist is proximal to the fingers. In anatomical position, it is possible to say the thumb is lateral to the wrist.
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Is the hand lateral to the wrist?
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.
Is buttocks lateral from wrist?
The buttocks are medial to the wrist. The wrist is lateral to the buttocks.
Is the wrist proximal to the fingers?
distal to the wrist, because they are away from the shoulder (origin point)
What is a lateral carpal?
A lateral carpal is a wrist bone closest to the thumb side of the wrist. The trapezium and scaphoid are the lateral carpals.
The wrist is what to the fingers in respect of the elbow?
The wrist is proximal to the fingers and distal to the elbow.
Is the hand lateral to the wrist?
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 is the primary extensor of the wrist and fingers?
The extensor digitorum communis is an extensor of the wrist and fingers. The extensor digitorum communis is the primary extensor of the lateral four fingers IP joint and assists in wrist extension.
Is buttocks lateral from wrist?
The buttocks are medial to the wrist. The wrist is lateral to the buttocks.
What lie lateral to the wrist?
In anatomical position, it is possible to say the thumb is lateral to the wrist. No other structure could be considered lateral to the wrist.
Is the wrist proximal to the fingers?
distal to the wrist, because they are away from the shoulder (origin point)
What is a lateral carpal?
A lateral carpal is a wrist bone closest to the thumb side of the wrist. The trapezium and scaphoid are the lateral carpals.
The fingers are located where to the wrist?
the fingers are DISTAL to the wrist bones.
The wrist is what to the fingers in respect of the elbow?
The wrist is proximal to the fingers and distal to the elbow.
Is the wrist medial to the forearm?
The wrist is distal to the forearm. The wrist is neither medical nor lateral to the forearm.
Which muscles allow you to flare your fingers?
The muscles which allow you to extend your wrist and flare your fingers are the flexor muscles in the wrist and the prime movers in the fingers. These muscles will coordinate to adduct the wrist and the fingers.
Is the elbow medial to the wrist?
The elbow is proximal to the wrist. In anatomical position, it is neither medial nor lateral to the wrist.
What is the medial bump of the wrist called?
The medial bump of the wrist is caused by the styloid process of the ulna. The lateral wrist bump is from the radius.
