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No, the fingernail is distal to the elbow. Imagine a body standing with arms and legs spread out, like Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. To determine if a part is distal or proximal to another part, look to see if it is closer or farther from the center of the body relative to the body part you are comparing it to. The fingernail is farther from the center of the body than the elbow, so it is distal to the elbow. In contrast the shoulder is closer to the center of the body, so it is proximal to the elbow. Using the same reasoning, the elbow is distal to the shoulder. When you're comfortable with those distinctions, you can start thinking about other terms like ventral, dorsal, caudal, saggital, coronal, etc.
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∙ 13y agoBoth the hand and forearm are distal to the elbow, while the upper arm and shoulder are proximal to the elbow.
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∙ 9y agoThe wrist is distal to the forearm. The forearm is proximal to the wrist.
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∙ 9y agoThe wrist is proximal to the hand. The hand is distal to the wrist.
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Is the wrist medial to the forearm?
The wrist is distal to the forearm. The wrist is neither medical nor lateral to the forearm.
Is the elbow proximal or distal to your fingers?
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.
Where is the wrist located in the human body?
Distal to the forearm(antebrachium) and proximal to the hand
Is elbow proximal the wrist?
No. The wrist is DISTAL to the elbow. The radius and the ulna ( your forearm ) are what separates the elbow joint from the carpals, and the metacarpals, which is your wrist.
What is distal to the left elbow and proximal to the wrist?
The left radius and ulna, the bones of the forearm, are distal to the left elbow and proximal to the left wrist. The radius is the larger of the two bones.
Is the antebrachial proximal or distal to the axillary?
Distal. Distal means farther away from the point of attachment. Antebrachial refers to your forearm and axillary refers to your armpit. So your forearm is farther away from your armpit when it comes to where it attaches to the body.
In Western anatomical position what is the location of the distal ulna?
The ulna is located on the medial side of forearm, just proximal of the wrist.
Are the phalanges distal or proximal to the ulna?
Phalanges are distal to the the ulna bone. By the way the ulna bone does not participate in formation of the wrist joint.
Is the wrist distal or proximal to the hand?
nope. easy way to remember: proximal=proximity, hence closer to the body, and distal=distance, hence further away from the body. so the wrist is distal to the shoulder, and the shoulder is proximal to the wrist. make sense?
What type of joint does a forearm have?
There is elbow joint at proximal end and wrist joint at the distal end. Both are synovial type of joints.
What is subchondral osteopenia of the distal right radius of the wrist mean?
Osteopenia is abnormally low bone density. In this case, the problem is below the cartilage of the larger bone of the forearm at the wrist.
Is the wrist distal or proximal to the shoulder?
The wrist is distal to the shoulder. The shoulder is proximal to the wrist.
