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Is the heart medial

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 12/13/2022

When using terms such as medial, distal, etc, you must have another objest to compare the object to.

For example, the heart is medial to the axilary region (tip of shoulder).

It is quite likely that the heart is "medial."

Wiki User

∙ 14y ago

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