Medial
– toward the midline of the body (example, the middle toe is located at the medial side of the foot). Lateral – away from the midline of the body (example, the little toe is located at the lateral side of the foot).
Which term means closest to the midline?
Medial and lateral
Medial (from Latin medius ‘middle’) describes structures close to the midline, or closer to the midline than another structure.
Which term means toward the midline?
Medial
. Toward the midline of the body. Lateral. Away from the midline of the body. Proximal.
Where is midline of the body?
The spine
is the body’s midline. It runs from the base of the skull through all 24 vertebrae to the sacrum, ending at the coccyx. It connects the top, middle, and bottom of the body and is the body’s structural and functional center.
What means toward or near the side of the body away from the midline?
lateral
. means the direction toward, or nearer the side of the body , away from midline.
What word means toward the side?
Both inferior and lateral.
Lateral
: Toward the left or right side of the body, as opposed to medial. Medial: In the middle or inside, as opposed to lateral. Posterior: The back or behind, as opposed to the anterior.
What are the 4 body positions?
The four main anatomical positions are:
supine, prone, right lateral recumbent, and left lateral recumbent
.
Which term means lowermost below or toward the feet?
Inferior
means lowermost, below, or toward the feet.
Why is crossing of the midline so important for learning?
Crossing the midline is important because:
When children can do this activity, they are
using both sides of their brain to coordinate smooth, controlled, complex movement
. It is important to combine movement patterns that cross the body for daily tasks such as reading, writing, and tying shoelaces.
What plane divides the body into front and back?
Coronal Plane The coronal plane
divides the body vertically into equal front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions. The coronal plane, (also referred to as the frontal plane) is always perpendicular to the sagittal plane.
Are ears lateral to the eyes?
Lateral: means to words the side with respect to the imaginary midline (the ears are
lateral to
the eyes).
What combining form means disease?
a combining form meaning “suffering,” “disease,” “feeling,” used in the formation of compound words:
pathology
.
Is farther from the trunk or origin of a structure?
A feature that is proximal to something else is closer to the limb’s point of attachment to the trunk. A structure that is
distal
to something else is farther away from the limb’s point of attachment.
Which plane separates your chest from your spine?
coronal plane
: Any vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior (belly and back) sections. transverse plane: Any plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts, roughly perpendicular to the spine. sagittal plane: Any imaginary plane parallel to the median plane.
What are the directional terms in anatomy?
| Anterior At or near the front of the body (front view) | Posterior At or near the back of the body (back view) | Midline An imaginary vertical line that divides the body equally (right down the middle) | Lateral Farther from midline (side view) | Medial Nearer to midline (side view) |
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What is the synonym of side?
| flank border | edge margin | rim hand | perimeter bank | periphery brim |
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