MEDICAL
PELVIS CAVITY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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superior
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inferior
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The hips are inferior to the shoulders. In anatomical terms, this means that the hips are further from the head than the shoulders. The opposite directional term would be superior. The shoulders would be superior to the hips.
Detailed explanation-2: -The knee is located inferior to the hip. This is because inferior means below which the knee is compared to the hip in the vertical axis. The knee is part of the lower limb so one can also describe the knee as distal to the hip which means the knee is further away from the origin of the limb (ie.
Detailed explanation-3: -Superior. to the feet. 3 The knees are inferior to the waist. 4 The elbow is Superior to the wrist.. 5 The calf muscle is inferior to the ankle.
Detailed explanation-4: -The shoulder is considered superior (above) and proximal to the elbow, indicating that it is closer to the point of attachment.