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Where do symphyses occur?
Midline of the body
What means the direction toword or nearer the midline?
Toward the midline means in the direction of the middle of the body. "Medial" means located closer to the midline, and adduction is movement of the limbs towards the midline.
What is Action of moving a body part away from body?
Abduction is the term used to describe the action of moving a body part away from the body's midline. This movement typically occurs in the frontal plane and is the opposite of adduction, which is moving a body part closer to the body's midline.
What is the term that means nearest to the midline of the body?
cut your body right down the center and there is your midline...
In health care what is proximity?
Closer to the midline of the body
What is the term for the end of a bone that is closest to the midline of the body?
The closest bone to the midline on the anterior (front) of the body is the sternum, the lower tip of the sternum is called the xyphoid process. Other than that, there really is no bone close to the midline of the body that has an end. On the back (posterior) is the vertebral column, but those bones do not have ends on them.
What part of the heart is left of the midline of the body?
About two thirds of it
What is the sagittal section through the midline of the body called?
Transverse.
What is the medical term meaning situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure?
medial
Is the nose lateral to the cheekbones?
medial: towards the midline (ear to nose) lateral: away from the midline (nose to ear) nose is midline, cheekbone is away from midline Answer: No, the nose is towards the midline as compared to the cheekbones. It is medial.
Is the ischium the name of the muscle which is the furthest from the midline of the body?
Furthest from the midline is "distal". The ischium is the bone closest to the seat of a chair while you are sitting.
Is your little toe lateral or distal to the big toe?
No the little toe is lateral to the big toe, and so the big toe is medial to the little toe.
