Lateral, means to the side, so I would think that the arm is on the side of the torso (body).
The little toe is lateral to the foot. It is distal to the torso. Lateral means to the side.
What spinal curvature will result when you throw your torso into lateral flexion?
Dan wrapped his arm around his girlfriend's torso.
Going up the arm from the wrist toward the shoulder is the proximal direction. It describes the direction in which the appendage attaches to the torso.
The shoulder.
no it is only lateral curvature of the spine
Kittens
To grasp - to take hold ofThe arm - part of your body that comes from your upper torso and ends in your hands
lateral motion.
The term "lateral" would be used to describe a position on the arm that is farther away from the midline of the body.
Ventral-lateral is a medical term refering to the front (ventral) and side (lateral ) of a body structure. A broken bone in the arm can be described as showing a ventral-lateral angulation, meaning it is sticking to the front and the side.
The wrist and the shoulder can be considered attachment areas of the arm. The arm is attached to - the neck at the shoulder - the torso (chest, back) at the sides of the shoulder and the armpit - the hand at the wrist