There are a host of terms used by healthcare professionals and.
Example of direction medial. Other intuitive terms can fail us however. Reaching the arm across the waist toward the opposite side of the body is also an example of medial rotation. A quick start on anatomical directions 3 minute read When talking about bones and teeth we will need to use several terms to orient ourselves.
For example the right leg and right arm are ipsilateral meaning theyre affecting or on the same side of the body. Toward the back toward the tail Bilateral. The right lung and left lung are contralateralipsilateral to each other.
Secondly imagine you are carrying a tea tray in front of you with elbow at 90 degrees. Undermining should be measured at each time of the clock for example 4. The head of the clavicle is medial to the shoulder joint that is the head of the clavicle is closer to the midline than the shoulder joint.
Some of the terms are obvious like right and left. The ears are mediallateral to the nose. The fingernails are at the distal ends of the fingers.
The medial axis shows a broad shape of the target. Superior is toward the head inferior toward the feet anterior toward the front of the body posterior toward. Medial lateral and intermediate.
The Difference between Medial and Lateral Proximal and Distal and Superior and Inferior Biomechanics Jun 22nd 2016. Anatomical lines are used to describe anatomical location. Involving one side of the body Ipsilateral.