Proximal means closer to the origin of the limb, so the knee is proximal to the ankle, and the wrist is proximal to the thumb.
it is moving in a proximal direction. a proximal direction is situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment.
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The limbs (arms and legs) are proximal to the body's trunk.
The blood moves in a lateral direction to the distal right thumb. Then the blood comes back in a proximal direction toward the medial body, where the heart is located.
claudal-rostal, proximal distal <--i think
The knee is proximal to the foot because it is closer to the body's midline, whereas superior refers to a higher position in the body.
inferior direction as well as a proximal/distal direction
I believe it could be proximal.
The term for the end of a bone closest to the midline of the body is called the "proximal end."
The hand is distal, because your hand is drawing away from your body. Proximal means closer to the body.Example: The elbow is distal to the chest. The elbow is proximal to the hand. The hand is distal to the chest and the elbow.
It is the first third of the length of the bone in the direction going from the hip to the knee. In another way: It's the first third of the bone closest to the trunk of the body.
Proximal is the term used to say that something is closer to the trunk of the body. Example: The elbow is proximal to the wrist.proximal