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What does hither mean?
As an adverb "hither" means "to or toward this place". As an adjective it means "located on the near side."
A woman walks in a straight line with the sun to her right at six o'clock in the morning. Toward which pole does she walk?
She is walking toward the North Pole
How many syllables in toward?
Two, I believe.
What are The halves of the retinas toward the center of the head are the?
nasal ratinas
Does a sun room count toward square footage?
yea
What means the direction toword or nearer the midline?
Toward the midline means in the direction of the middle of the body. "Medial" means located closer to the midline, and adduction is movement of the limbs towards the midline.
What is the medical term meaning movement toward the midline?
A movement toward the midline is called adduction. Adduct means to bring towards the center. The opposite, "abduction" is moving away from midline.
What is the medical term meaning toward?
Toward or nearest the middle/midline is MEDIAL
Is the nose medial to the cheekbones?
Yes, the nose is medial to the cheekbones. Medial refers to the direction toward the midline of the body, so the nose, located centrally on the face, is closer to the midline than the cheekbones.
What word means toward the side away from midline?
The word you are looking for is "lateral", which describes a position farther away from the midline of the body.
The eyes are lateral to the ear?
Yes, the eyes are located to the side of the ears. Lateral means toward the side or away from the midline of the body, so in this case, the eyes are positioned on the side of the head, away from the midline where the ears are located.
Is the lungs lateral to the sternum?
Yes, the right lung is lateral to the heart. Lateral is described from the midline outward; medial is outward toward the midline.
How does a joint move during adduction?
Adduction means to move an arm or leg toward the midline. The midline is the center of your body. The joints that allow this are ball and socket joints and so they also have to turn towards the midline.
What do the terms abduction and adduction mean?
Starting from the anatomical position, abduction indicates the movement of an arm or leg away from the midline or midsagittal plane. Adduction indicates movement of an extremity toward the midline.
Gravity is best defined as?
Gravity is basically the force that attracts anything with a physical mass toward the center of the Earth.Gravity can also be defined as something important or serious. (Example: Can you grasp the gravity of the situation?)
How many surfaces does each tooth have?
A typical tooth has five surfaces: occlusal (top biting surface), lingual (tongue side), buccal (cheek side), mesial (toward the midline), and distal (away from the midline).
Body parts close to the midsagittal plane are called?
Body parts close to the midsagittal plane are referred to as "medial" structures. These structures are located toward the midline of the body.
