MEDICAL
PELVIS CAVITY
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Question
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The elbow is ____ to the shoulder; while the fingers are ____ to the shoulder.
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Distal; proximal
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Proximal; distal
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Lateral; medial
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Inferior; superior
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Proximal means ‘closer to the origin of a structure’, like a limb, while distal means ‘farther away from the structure’s origin’. Thus, when comparing the shoulder to the elbow, the shoulder is proximal and the elbow is distal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The elbow is B. proximal to the hand.
Detailed explanation-3: -In anatomy, proximal means close to the center of the body. Distal means the opposite: further away from the center of the body. For example: the shoulder is a proximal part of the arm; the fingertips are distal.
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