MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Distal-away from or farthest from the trunk or the point or origin of a part (example, the hand is located at the distal end of the forearm).

Detailed explanation-2: -Proximal means nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body. If another reference point is given, such as the heart, the proximal point of another organ or extremity is the point closest to the heart, central rather than peripheral. Proximal is the opposite of distal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Distal – far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cut at the wrist is the distal-most cut, and is distal to the cut on the upper arm since your wrist is farthest away from the trunk of the body. A cut on your wrist is distal because it is further from your trunk than is a cut on your arm.

Detailed explanation-5: -Distal – away from the origin of a limb. Superficial-towards the outside. Deep-towards the inside. Surrounds and separates muscles, nerves, blood vessels.