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Is the ankle distal to the phalanges?
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.
Is the stomach distal to the heart?
The heart is SUPERIOR to the stomach...ABOVE... Distal usually only applies to the appendages, or limbs. The hand is distal to the elbow. The foot is distal to the ankle. Distal might give you partial credit for some answers but when you are dealing with the torso you will want to use SUPERIOR or INFERIOR.
What anatomical direction is distal?
Distal refers to 'further from the attachment point'. For example, the ankle is distal to the knee.
What is more distal the humerus or the carpals?
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.
Is the finger tip distal to the hand?
Yes, the fingertip is distal to the hand. In anatomical terms, "distal" refers to a position farther from the center of the body or the point of attachment. Since the fingertip is located at the end of the fingers, which are part of the hand, it is considered distal to the hand itself.
What is the opposite of distal?
Proximal is the opposite of distal.
Is the foot distal or proximal to the heart?
Distal
Which joint is distal to the knee?
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.
How do you the word distal in a sentence?
Fingers are distal to the arm in reference to the body.
In which region of the nephron does secretion occur?
The distal tubule
Is the knee is distal to the hip?
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.
Is the ankle distal to the phalanges?
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.
Is the popliteal artery proximal or distal to the femoral artery?
It is distal to it....
Is the humerus distal from the thumb?
The humerus is proximal, not distal, to the thumb.
What is a sentence using the word distal?
The distal end of the bone is where it connects to the joint.
What is the name of the most distal joint of the lower extremity?
The distal interphalangeal joints are the most distal joints of the lower extremities.
Is the ankle proximal or distal to the hip?
The ankle is distal to the hip, meaning it is further away from the trunk of the body compared to the hip.
