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The hoof is more distal to the elbow. The wrist is between the elbow and hoof.
A more correct term would be that the hand in distal to the wrist.
The carpals are more distal than the humerus. The carpals are the bones in the wrist, whereas the humerus is the bone in the upper arm. Distal refers to a structure that is farther away from the point of attachment to the body.
ANSWER: YesTo quote my textbook, Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology (2nd Edition) by Donald C. Rizzo: "Proximal means nearest the point of attachment or origin. Example: the elbow is proximal to the wrist, the knee is proximal to the ankle. Distal mean away from the point of attachment or origin. Example: the wrist is distal to the elbow, the ankle is distal to the knee."
A Colle's fracture is a fracture of the distal radius. The radius is one of the two bones of the forearm (the other is the ulna). The radius is the bone that begins at the outside ("lateral" side) of the elbow and ends at the wrist joint, on the "thumb" side of the wrist. "Distal" means that the fracture occurs at the part of the radius that is relatively further from the center of the body, i.e. at the wrist. So in plain English, a Colle's fracture is a broken bone near the wrist, on the "thumb" side.
The distal end of the bone is where it connects to the joint.
Either hoof or hooves is acceptable, but hooves is seen more commonly.
There is no such thing, actually. You are far more likely to find synonyms of "hoof" than antonyms.
pasternthe slope from the leg down to the hoof. An artereal blood vessel.The pastern is a part of the horse between the fetlock joint and the hoof, or between the wrist and forepaw of a dog. It is the equivalent to the two largest bones found in the human finger.For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below.
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The ears are lateral to the eyes. The terms "distal" and "proximal" don't apply to the face.
No, the acromial region is more proximal and superior to the olecranon. The acromial region refers to the part of the shoulder formed by the acromion process of the scapula, while the olecranon is the bony tip of the elbow.