ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -A lateral orientation is a position away from the midline of the body. For instance, the arms are lateral to the chest, and the ears are lateral to the head. A medial orientation is a position toward the midline of the body. An example of medial orientation is the eyes, which are medial to the ears on the head.

Detailed explanation-2: -Medial and lateral Medial (from Latin medius ‘middle’) describes structures close to the midline, or closer to the midline than another structure. For example, in a human, the arms are lateral to the torso. The genitals are medial to the legs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Medial means toward the middle or center. It is the opposite of lateral. The term is used to describe general positions of body parts. For example, the chest is medial to the arm.

Detailed explanation-4: -Midline refers to the imaginary line that divides the body into symmetrical left and right halves. “Medial” refers to a location that is closer to the midline. “Lateral” refers to a location that is further from the midline. Example: The nipple is medial to the armpit.

Detailed explanation-5: -Medial and lateral: Medial refers to being toward the midline of the body or the median plane, which splits the body, head-to-toe, into two halves, the left and right. Lateral is the side of the body or part of the body that is away from the middle.