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Fingers are distal to the arm in reference to the body.
The distal end of the bone is where it connects to the joint.
rhymes with nothing
The suffix for sudden involuntary contraction of muscle is "-spasm." So, the condition you are referring to in the distal region of the stomach would be called "gastros- (stomach) -spasm."
"nauseous" rhymes with "nautious."
Proximal is the opposite of distal.
Distal
Yes. Distal means farther from the point of attachment or from the center of the body. So the knee is distal to the hip, and the food would be distal to the knee and so on.
Fingers are distal to the arm in reference to the body.
Yes. Distal means farther from the point of attachment or from the center of the body. So the knee is distal to the hip, and the food would be distal to the knee and so on.
The distal tubule
The radius is proximal to the phalanges. The phalanges are distal to the radius.The radius is proximal to the phalanges. The phalanges are distal to the radius.
The humerus is proximal, not distal, to the thumb.
It is distal to it....
The distal end of the bone is where it connects to the joint.
The distal interphalangeal joints are the most distal joints of the lower extremities.
The ankle is distal to the hip, meaning it is further away from the trunk of the body compared to the hip.