THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, the hand is distal to the shoulder. The thumb is distal to the wrist. Distal is the opposite of proximal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Proximal then refers to something closer to the torso while distal refers to parts and places away from the torso. So a finger is distal to the wrist, which is distal to the elbow, which is distal to the shoulder.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ventral: toward the belly; equivalent to anterior (ex: the breast is ventral to the spine). Dorsal: toward the back; equivalent to posterior (ex: the spine is dorsal to the breast). Proximal: nearer to point of reference or attachment (ex: the shoulder is proximal to the elbow or the elbow is proximal to the wrist).

Detailed explanation-4: -The proximal phalanx of the fingers is the proximal, or first bone, in the fingers when counting from the hand to the tip of the finger. There are three phalanges in each finger. The proximal phalanx is the largest of the three bones in each finger; it has joints with the metacarpal and with the middle phalanx.

Detailed explanation-5: -The elbow is proximal to the wrist. This is because the elbow is closer to a point of attachment while the wrist is further making it distal.